Apple Safari up to 12.0.3 Safari Reader Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 12.0.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Safari Reader. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-6204. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 12.0.3 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing 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 03/25/2019. The weakness was published 03/25/2019 by Ryan Pickren as HT209603 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-6204 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 logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371711 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT209603)).

Upgrading to version 12.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-132259, VDB-132260, VDB-132264 and VDB-132265. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Name: Universal
Class: Cross site scripting / Universal
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 12.1

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03/25/2019 +73 days 🔍
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03/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2023 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209603
Researcher: Ryan Pickren
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-6204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132320
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2019 15:07
Updated: 08/08/2023 07:23
Changes: 03/26/2019 15:07 (65), 05/20/2020 18:26 (3), 08/08/2023 07:23 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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