Apple iOS up to 12.1.2 Safari Reader Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 12.1.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Safari Reader. This manipulation causes cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-6228. 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 iOS up to 12.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Safari Reader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2019. The weakness was released 01/22/2019 by Ryan Pickren with Google Project Zero as HT209443 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-6228 since 01/11/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 T1059.007 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A cross-site scripting issue existed in Safari. This issue was addressed with improved URL validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121388 (macOS : Apple Safari < 12.0.3 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 371587 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT209449)).

Upgrading to version 12.1.3 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 (121388) and SecurityFocus (BID 106691†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-127582, VDB-127577, VDB-127578 and VDB-127579. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: Universal
Class: Cross site scripting / Universal
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 121388
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 12.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 12.1.3

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01/22/2019 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209443
Researcher: Ryan Pickren
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-6228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130021
SecurityFocus: 106691 - WebKit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 01/23/2019 12:38
Updated: 07/02/2023 12:36
Changes: 01/23/2019 12:38 (72), 05/04/2020 16:29 (13), 07/02/2023 12:36 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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