Apple iTunes up to 12.9.3 on Windows WebKit Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.3 on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-8551. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.3 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. 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 03/25/2019. The weakness was disclosed 03/25/2019 by Ryan Pickren as HT209604 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8551 since 02/18/2019. 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 logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197431 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3948-1)).

Upgrading to version 12.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.9.4

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03/25/2019 +35 days 🔍
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03/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2023 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209604
Researcher: Ryan Pickren
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8551 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132397
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2019 15:38
Updated: 08/08/2023 10:16
Changes: 03/26/2019 15:38 (66), 05/21/2020 11:50 (3), 08/08/2023 10:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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