Apple Safari up to 10.x Address Bar input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Safari up to 10.x (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component Address Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. Safari before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Safari" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2017. The weakness was shared 09/20/2017 by xisigr with Tencent as HT208116 as confirmed security update (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7085 since 03/17/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/14/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103360 (macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370569 (Apple Safari 11 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103360). The entries 102678, 107050, 107051 and 107065 are related to this item.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 103360
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802819
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Spoofing and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities - HT208116
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 11

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208116
Researcher: xisigr (xisigr)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7085 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039384
SecurityFocus: 100895 - Apple Safari and iOS CVE-2017-7085 Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability

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Created: 09/25/2017 09:11
Updated: 01/14/2021 08:58
Changes: 09/25/2017 09:11 (83), 11/19/2019 08:32 (7), 01/14/2021 08:58 (3)
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