Apple Safari 6.0 XSSAuditor information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Safari 6.0 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block of the component XSSAuditor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The XSS Auditor in Google Chrome before 27.0.1453.93 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 10/22/2013 by Egor Homakov as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-2 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). The advisory is available at lists.apple.com. The mailinglist post contains:

An information disclosure issue existed in XSSAuditor. This issue was addressed through improved handling of URLs.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-2848 since 04/11/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66676 (Debian DSA-2695-1 : chromium-browser - several issues), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121201 (Google Chrome Prior to 27.0.1453.93 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 6.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84411) and Tenable (66676). The entries 5610, 8303, 8503 and 8559 are related to this item.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 66676
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2695-1 : chromium-browser - several issues
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OpenVAS ID: 892695
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2695-1 (chromium-browser - several issues
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-2
Researcher: Egor Homakov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-2848 (🔍)
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X-Force: 84411
Vulnerability Center: 39697 - Google Chrome <27.0.1453.93 and Apple iOS <7 XSS Auditor Allows Remote Information Disclosure - CVE-2013-2848, Medium
SecurityFocus: 60073 - Google Chrome CVE-2013-2848 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 54886 - Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Created: 10/23/2013 17:41
Updated: 06/01/2021 12:00
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (80), 04/30/2017 12:41 (3), 06/01/2021 12:00 (3)
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