VDB-12049 · WooYun-2013-00037 · OSVDB 102351

Apple Safari URL authentication spoofing

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser) (affected version not known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was shared 10/30/2013 by Sogili with WooYun as WooYun-2013-00037 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at en.wooyun.org. The public release happened without involvement of Apple. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/29/2019). The advisory points out:

Some URL Protocol are not prudently carried out and leads to URL deceiving vulnerabilities.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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10/30/2013 🔍
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01/24/2014 +86 days 🔍
03/29/2019 +1890 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: WooYun-2013-00037
Researcher: Sogili
Organization: WooYun
Status: Not defined
OSVDB: 102351

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2014 09:54
Updated: 03/29/2019 11:44
Changes: 01/24/2014 09:54 (46), 03/29/2019 11:44 (2)
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