Apple Safari up to 5.0.2 authentication spoofing

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.2 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4, does not properly handle the History object, which allows remote attackers to spoof the location bar s URL or add URLs to the history via a cross-origin attack.

The weakness was released 11/22/2010 as HT4455 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3810. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/05/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50653 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118741 (Apple Safari Prior to 5.0.3 and 4.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (50653) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28350†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-55524, VDB-55523, VDB-55522 and VDB-55521.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 50653
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3
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OpenVAS ID: 801641
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov10
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03/19/2015 +1577 days 🔍
10/05/2021 +2392 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4455
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3810 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 43079
Secunia: 42314
Vulnerability Center: 28350 - Apple Safari WebKit 5.0-5.0.2 and 4.0-4.1.2 Allows Remote Attackers to Spoof the Location bar\x27s URL, Medium

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Created: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM
Updated: 10/05/2021 02:10 PM
Changes: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM (59), 03/10/2017 10:19 AM (6), 10/05/2021 02:04 PM (5), 10/05/2021 02:10 PM (2)
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