Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 Password Authentication access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Password Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Apple Safari before 6.0 does not properly handle the autocomplete attribute of a password input element, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging an unattended workstation.

The weakness was published 07/25/2012 by Dan Poltawski with Moodle as HT5400 as confirmed knowledge base article (Apple Security Announce). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0680 since 01/12/2012. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 60127 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120376 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-07-25-1)).

Upgrading to version 6 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 (60127). Similar entries are available at 4654, 4645, 4650 and 5585.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Nessus ID: 60127
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802924
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - July 2012 (Mac OS X)
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Upgrade: Safari 6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5400
Researcher: Dan Poltawski
Organization: Moodle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0680 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1027307
SecurityFocus: 54688 - Apple Safari CVE-2012-0680 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 50058 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84203

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/07/2012 18:35
Updated: 04/29/2018 00:07
Changes: 08/07/2012 18:35 (80), 04/29/2018 00:07 (7)
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