Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 Dictionary Widget information disclosure

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Dictionary Widget. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Dictionary Widget" component. It allows attackers to read local files if pasted text is used in a search.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was shared 10/31/2017 with Tencent as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-13801 since 08/30/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A validation issue existed which allowed local file access. This was addressed with input sanitization.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104378 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.1 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 c.

Upgrading to version 10.13.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104378). The entries 103358, 104406, 104407 and 104408 are related to this item.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Nessus ID: 104378
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 865170
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Multiple Vulnerabilities HT208221
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208221
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13801 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039710
SecurityFocus: 100249

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 11/03/2017 15:12
Updated: 01/05/2023 14:48
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:12 (76), 12/03/2019 10:24 (3), 01/21/2021 20:18 (2), 01/05/2023 14:48 (3)
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