Apple Safari up to 12.0.2 Safari Reader Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Safari up to 12.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Safari Reader. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-6228. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 12.0.2 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Safari Reader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2019. The weakness was released 01/22/2019 by Ryan Pickren with Google Project Zero as HT209449 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-6228 since 01/11/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007. 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 12.0.3 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. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Universal
Class: Cross site scripting / Universal
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
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: Safari 12.0.3

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01/22/2019 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209449
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-100-130076
SecurityFocus: 106691 - WebKit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2019 14:55
Updated: 07/03/2023 07:41
Changes: 01/23/2019 14:55 (71), 05/05/2020 06:49 (13), 07/03/2023 07:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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