Apple Safari up to 7.0 on Mac OS X Autofill access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 7.0 on Mac OS X and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Autofill Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-5227. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 7.0 on Mac OS X (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Autofill 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. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Safari before 6.1.1 and 7.x before 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and discover credentials by triggering autofill of subframe form fields.

The weakness was published 12/16/2013 by Niklas Malmgren with Klarna AB as About the security content of Safari 6.1.1 and Safari 7.0.1 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated with Apple. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5227 since 08/15/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

Safari may have autofilled user names and passwords into a subframe from a different domain than the main frame. This issue was addressed through improved origin tracking.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71498 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.1.1 / 7.0.1 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 121674 (Apple Safari 6.1.1 / 7.0.1 Not Installed (HT6082)).

Upgrading to version 6.1.1 or 7.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at support.apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (71498), SecurityFocus (BID 64355†) and OSVDB (101089†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5639, VDB-9023, VDB-10537 and VDB-11526. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 71498
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.1.1 / 7.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities Dec13 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.1.1/7.0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: About the security content of Safari 6.1.1 and Safari 7.0.1
Researcher: Niklas Malmgren
Organization: Klarna AB
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11525

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SecurityFocus: 64355 - Apple Safari CVE-2013-5227 Multiple Cross Origin Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 101089

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2013 11:34
Updated: 05/17/2018 08:31
Changes: 12/18/2013 11:34 (73), 05/17/2018 08:31 (10)
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