VDB-11070 · CVE-2013-5726 · OSVDB 99256

Tapbots Tweetbot 1.3.3/2.8.5 Authentication cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Tapbots Tweetbot 1.3.3/2.8.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Authentication Handler. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5726. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tapbots Tweetbot 1.3.3/2.8.5. Affected is an unknown part of the component Authentication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Tweetbot 1.3.3 for Mac, and 2.8.5 for iPad and iPhone, does not require confirmation of (1) follow or (2) favorite actions, which allows remote attackers to automatically force the user to perform undesired actions, as demonstrated via the tweetbot:///follow/ URL.

The weakness was published 11/01/2013 by Guillaume Ross with Binaryfactory as Tweetbot for iOS and Mac user disclosure/privacy issue as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5726 since 09/11/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (99256†). Further details are available at seclists.org. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/11/2013 🔍
11/01/2013 +51 days 🔍
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11/05/2013 +4 days 🔍
11/12/2013 +7 days 🔍
06/29/2024 +3882 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Tweetbot for iOS and Mac user disclosure/privacy issue
Researcher: Guillaume Ross
Organization: Binaryfactory
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5726 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5726
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11070
OSVDB: 99256

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

Created: 11/05/2013 08:58
Updated: 06/29/2024 19:48
Changes: 11/05/2013 08:58 (55), 05/15/2018 10:15 (6), 06/29/2024 19:48 (16)
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