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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Safari before 4.0.4 does not properly implement certain (1) Open Image and (2) Open Link menu options, which allows remote attackers to read local HTML files via a crafted web site.

The weakness was disclosed 11/12/2009 with Apple as HT3949 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2842. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42477 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0.4), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54238), Tenable (42477), SecurityFocus (BID 36994†), OSVDB (59942†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023164†). The entries VDB-50808, VDB-50806 and VDB-50805 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• Safari

Version

• 0.8
• 0.9
• 1.0
• 1.0.0
• 1.0.0b1
• 1.0.0b2
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0b1
• 1.1
• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.2
• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.3
• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 2
• 2.0
• 2.0 Pre
• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.3 417.9.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.4 419.3
• 3
• 3.0
• 3.0.0
• 3.0.0b
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.1b
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.2b
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.3b
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.4 Beta
• 3.0.4b
• 3.1
• 3.1.0

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 42477
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0.4
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 900889
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov09
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b

Timelineinfo

08/17/2009 🔍
11/11/2009 +86 days 🔍
11/11/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/12/2009 +1 days 🔍
11/12/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/13/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/23/2009 +10 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1941 days 🔍
12/07/2024 +3552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3949
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-2842 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 54238
SecurityFocus: 36994 - Apple Safari Shortcut Menu Options Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59942 - Apple Safari Link Open Shortcut Menu Options Arbitrary HTML File Remote Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1023164
Vulnerability Center: 24147 - Apple Safari \x3C 4.0.4 Menu Options Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Low

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 12/07/2024 09:07 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (63), 02/17/2017 11:23 AM (9), 08/27/2021 07:43 PM (4), 08/27/2021 07:50 PM (1), 12/07/2024 09:07 PM (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:9B1:40

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