Vulnerability · CVE-2009-1724
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other plat…
Published Jul 9, 2009 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-1724. EPSS is 6.21%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 6.21%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe apple/safari
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to parent and top objects.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe apple/safari2.0
- cpe apple/safari2.0.0
- cpe apple/safari2.0.1
- cpe apple/safari2.0.2
- cpe apple/safari2.0.3
- cpe apple/safari2.0.4
- cpe apple/safari3.0
- cpe apple/safari<= 4.0.1
How to fix CVE-2009-1724
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-1724. EPSS is 6.21%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 2.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 6.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 9, 2009 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to parent and top objects.
Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to parent and top objects.
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2009-1724
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to parent and top objects.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-1724
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-1724
30-day exploitation probability 6.21%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference33047
Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.