Apple iOS up to 6.1.4 Twitter Activity access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 6.1.4 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Twitter Activity Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5158. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 6.1.4 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Twitter Activity Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Social subsystem in Apple iOS before 7 does not properly restrict access to the cache of Twitter icons, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information about recent Twitter interaction via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 09/18/2013 by Jonathan Zdziarski as APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7 as confirmed mailinglist post (Website). The advisory is shared at prod.lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5158 since 08/15/2013. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69984 (Apple iOS < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mobile Devices.

Upgrading to version iOS 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69984), SecurityFocus (BID 62532†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42763†). zdnet.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-9014, VDB-9017, VDB-9018 and VDB-9019 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: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 69984
Nessus Name: Apple iOS < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS iOS 7.0

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09/18/2013 +34 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7
Researcher: Jonathan Zdziarski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10349
SecurityFocus: 62532
SecurityTracker: 1029054
Vulnerability Center: 42763 - Apple iOS <7 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability of Recent Twitter Interaction, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2013 10:34
Updated: 05/25/2021 12:07
Changes: 09/20/2013 10:34 (49), 05/18/2017 17:48 (20), 05/25/2021 11:59 (3), 05/25/2021 12:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:AB0:103

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