CVE-2009-0143: Apple iTunes

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Apple iTunes before 8.1 does not properly inform the user about the origin of an authentication request, which makes it easier for remote podcast servers to trick a user into providing a username and password when subscribing to a crafted podcast.

Affected products

• Apple iTunes: before 8.1 (fixed in 8.1)

Published 2009-03-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.