# CVE-2005-0976: AppleWebKit (WebCore and WebKit), as used in multiple products such as Safari 1.2 and OmniGroup OmniWeb 5.1, allows remote attackers to read

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Apr/msg00000.html
- http://remahl.se/david/vuln/001/

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