Apple Safari up to 13.1.1 WebKit Web Inspector command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Safari up to 13.1.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebKit Web Inspector. Executing a manipulation can lead to command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9862. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 13.1.1 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component WebKit Web Inspector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/15/2020 by Ophir Lojkine as HT211292 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-9862. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A command injection issue existed in Web Inspector. This issue was addressed with improved escaping.

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-158603, VDB-158623, VDB-158643 and VDB-158664 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 241427
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 13.1.2

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03/02/2020 🔍
07/15/2020 +135 days 🔍
07/15/2020 +0 days 🔍
07/17/2020 +2 days 🔍
07/07/2025 +1816 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211292
Researcher: Ophir Lojkine
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158674
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2020 07:56
Updated: 07/07/2025 19:19
Changes: 07/17/2020 07:56 (45), 07/17/2020 08:01 (2), 11/04/2020 08:23 (2), 11/04/2020 08:31 (8), 07/07/2025 19:19 (19)
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