Apple Safari up to 10.1.0 WebKit Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.0 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-2504. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.0 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The bug was discovered 05/10/2017. The weakness was shared 05/15/2017 by Kai Kang (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT207804 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2504 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A logic issue existed in the handling of WebKit Editor commands. This issue was addressed with improved state management.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100256 (Apple TV < 10.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371242 (Apple Safari 10.1.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-05-15-7)).

Upgrading to version 10.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42064), Tenable (100256) and SecurityFocus (BID 98473†). The entries VDB-101294, VDB-101254, VDB-101262 and VDB-101263 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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Name: Universal
Class: Cross site scripting / Universal
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 100256
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207804
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 10.1.1

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12/01/2016 🔍
05/10/2017 +160 days 🔍
05/15/2017 +5 days 🔍
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05/16/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/17/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/22/2017 +5 days 🔍
08/24/2024 +2651 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207804
Researcher: Kai Kang (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2504 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2504
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101349
SecurityFocus: 98473 - Webkit Cross Site Scripting and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2504 - Apple - Multiple Products - Universal XSS Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038487

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

Created: 05/16/2017 09:17
Updated: 08/24/2024 16:47
Changes: 05/16/2017 09:17 (80), 09/28/2020 11:43 (11), 12/24/2020 09:45 (3), 08/24/2024 16:47 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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