Apple Safari up to 10.1.0 WebKit Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple Safari up to 10.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2549. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). 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 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 available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2549 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A logic issue existed in frame loading. This issue was addressed with improved state management.

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 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 best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

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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Status: Not defined

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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 🔍
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05/16/2017 +1 days 🔍
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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-2017-2549 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2549
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101354
SecurityFocus: 98473 - Webkit Cross Site Scripting and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2549 - Apple - Multiple Products - Universal Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038487

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2017 09:18
Updated: 08/24/2024 21:57
Changes: 05/16/2017 09:18 (79), 09/28/2020 16:15 (8), 12/24/2020 10:11 (3), 08/24/2024 21:57 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:8D6:103

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