Apple iTunes up to 12.10.7 on Windows WebKit Web Inspector command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.7 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebKit Web Inspector. The manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-9862. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.7 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit Web Inspector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/30/2020 by Ophir Lojkine as HT211293 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9862. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK. 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 12.10.8 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). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-158603, VDB-158623, VDB-158643 and VDB-158674. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: iTunes 12.10.8

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03/02/2020 🔍
07/30/2020 +150 days 🔍
07/30/2020 +0 days 🔍
08/13/2020 +14 days 🔍
07/07/2025 +1789 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211293
Researcher: Ophir Lojkine
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159851
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2020 15:35
Updated: 07/07/2025 19:19
Changes: 08/13/2020 15:35 (46), 08/13/2020 15:40 (2), 11/09/2020 13:54 (2), 11/09/2020 14:03 (8), 07/07/2025 19:19 (19)
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