Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Web Inspector in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and read local files, via vectors related to the improper escaping of HTML attributes.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | webkit | 1.0.1-4+lenny2 | DSA-1950-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1950-1 webkit - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 35348 vdb-entry
- 1022344 vdb-entry
- 43068 third-party-advisory
- safari-webinspector-xss(51268) vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0212 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1 vendor-advisory
- 35260 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-1522 vdb-entry
- 37746 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1950 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2011:002 vendor-advisory
- 35379 third-party-advisory
- 55023 vdb-entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613