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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2787 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:35.913Z

Reserved: 2009-08-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-2797

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-09-10T21:30:01.233

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-2797

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-04-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2797 - Bugzilla

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