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CVE-2011-0160

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.4 and iOS before 4.3, does not properly handle redirects in conjunction with HTTP Basic Authentication, which might allow remote web servers to capture credentials by logging the Authorization HTTP header.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-0160 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-03-11T22:55:02.840

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apple	safari	≤ 5.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0.0b1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0.0b2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.1.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.1.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.2.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.2.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.2.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.2.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.2.4	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.2.5	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.3.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.3.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.3.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.3.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.3.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.4	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.0b	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.1b	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.2b	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.3b	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.4	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.4b	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1.0b	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.2.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.2.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.2.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	4.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	4.1.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	4.1.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	5.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	5.0.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	5.0.2	Yes
Application	apple	webkit	*	Yes
Application	apple	webkit	*	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 4.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.1	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025182 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025182 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.