AppleWebKit (WebCore and WebKit), as used in multiple products such as Safari 1.2 and OmniGroup OmniWeb 5.1, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the XMLHttpRequest Javascript component, as demonstrated using automatically mounted disk images and file:// URLs.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safari | Apple | 1.2 (including) | 1.2 (including) |
| Shiira | Hmdt | 0.93 (including) | 0.93 (including) |
| Omniweb | Omnigroup | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) |