Medium severity · published Oct 27, 2020
CVE-2019-8898
An information disclosure issue existed in the handling of the Storage Access API
4.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An information disclosure issue existed in the handling of the Storage Access API. This issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3, tvOS 13.3, Safari 13.0.4, iTunes 12.10.3 for Windows. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may reveal sites a user has visited.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 13.3 · source: NVD
IT
Itunes · Apple
before 12.10.3 · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
before 13.0.4 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 13.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8898
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8898
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210785
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210790
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210792
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210793
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