Apple Safari up to 6.2.6/7.1.6/8.0.6 Embedded PDF cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 6.2.6/7.1.6/8.0.6 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Embedded PDF Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the PDF functionality in WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.7, 7.x before 7.1.7, and 8.x before 8.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL in embedded PDF content.
The weakness was presented 06/30/2015 by Brad Hill with Facebook as HT20495 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Apple. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3660 since 05/07/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84491 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.2.7 / 7.1.7 / 8.0.7 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168651 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Security webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-SU-2016:0761-1)).
Upgrading to version 6.2.7, 7.1.7 or 8.0.7 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 (84491). See 75212, 76251, 76252 and 76266 for similar entries.
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- 6.2.0
- 6.2.1
- 6.2.2
- 6.2.3
- 6.2.4
- 6.2.5
- 6.2.6
- 7.1.0
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
- 7.1.3
- 7.1.4
- 7.1.5
- 7.1.6
- 8.0.0
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.2
- 8.0.3
- 8.0.4
- 8.0.5
- 8.0.6
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 84491
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.2.7 / 7.1.7 / 8.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802233
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 July15 (Mac OS X)
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Upgrade: Safari 6.2.7/7.1.7/8.0.7
Timeline
05/07/2015 🔍06/30/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT20495
Researcher: Brad Hill
Organization: Facebook
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3660 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032754 - Apple Safari Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting, Cross-Site Request Forgery, and SQL Injection Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 50825 - Apple Safari before 6.2.7, 7.0 before 7.1.7 and 8.0 before 8.0.7 Remote XSS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 75494 - Apple Safari WebKit PDF CVE-2015-3660 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/02/2015 14:36Updated: 05/23/2022 06:49
Changes: 07/02/2015 14:36 (78), 07/02/2017 12:11 (4), 05/23/2022 06:49 (3)
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