Apple Safari up to 13.1.1 WebKit Universal cross site scripting

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 13.1.1. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9925. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 13.1.1 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity.
The weakness was shared 07/15/2020 as HT211292 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9925. 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 T1059.007 for this issue. The advisory points out:
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241427 (RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 13.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (241427). The entries VDB-158600, VDB-158618, VDB-158638 and VDB-158664 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Name: UniversalClass: Cross site scripting / Universal
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 241427
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Safari 13.1.2
Timeline
03/02/2020 🔍07/15/2020 🔍
07/15/2020 🔍
07/17/2020 🔍
07/08/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT211292
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-9925 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9925
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158669
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Entry
Created: 07/17/2020 07:55Updated: 07/08/2025 00:21
Changes: 07/17/2020 07:55 (46), 07/17/2020 08:00 (2), 11/04/2020 07:29 (2), 11/04/2020 07:35 (8), 07/08/2025 00:21 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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