CVE-2009-2797

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
The WebKit component in Safari in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, does not remove usernames and passwords from URLs sent in Referer headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading Referer logs on a web server.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.87%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 90
Score date: 10/14/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)

Apple — Iphone OS Canonical — Ubuntu Linux
CWEs

CWE-200
References

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