Apple Safari up to 10.1.2 WebKit Storage information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.2. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit Storage. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7142. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.2 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component WebKit Storage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2017. The weakness was shared 09/25/2017 as HT208116 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-7142 since 03/17/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

An information leakage issue existed in the handling of website data in Safari Private windows. This issue was addressed with improved data handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103360 (macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 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 170835 (OpenSUSE Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-SU-2018:0326-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.0 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 (103360) and SecurityFocus (BID 100996†). The entries VDB-107049, VDB-107050, VDB-107051 and VDB-107057 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 103360
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802819
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Spoofing and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities - HT208116
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 11.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208116
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7142 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7142
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108464
SecurityFocus: 100996
SecurityTracker: 1039384

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 11:33
Updated: 09/29/2024 12:53
Changes: 10/23/2017 11:33 (75), 11/29/2019 15:37 (3), 01/19/2021 22:31 (3), 01/19/2021 22:37 (2), 09/29/2024 12:53 (17)
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