Apple Safari up to 11.0.1 WebKit redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 11.0.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to redirect. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-7153. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 11.0.1 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 7.2 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.2 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof user-interface information (about whether the entire content is derived from a valid TLS session) via a crafted web site that sends a 401 Unauthorized redirect.

The weakness was released 04/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at usn.ubuntu.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7153 since 03/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1204.001 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106594 (Fedora 26 : webkitgtk4 (2018-43712163de)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171677 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2018:3387-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106594) and SecurityFocus (BID 102775†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-110748, VDB-110749, VDB-110750 and VDB-110751. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 106594
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : webkitgtk4 (2018-43712163de)
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OpenVAS ID: 54558
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for webkitgtk4 FEDORA-2018-43712163de
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 11.0.2

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03/17/2017 🔍
01/23/2018 +311 days 🔍
02/02/2018 +10 days 🔍
02/05/2018 +3 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +57 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/26/2023 +1790 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-43712163de
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7153 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7153
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115601
SecurityFocus: 102775

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2018 14:32
Updated: 02/26/2023 12:14
Changes: 04/03/2018 14:32 (44), 04/03/2018 15:28 (31), 02/08/2021 10:34 (5), 02/26/2023 12:06 (2), 02/26/2023 12:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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