Apple Mac OS X 10.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2523. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Weblog Server in Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.4.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/15/2005. The weakness was presented 08/19/2005 with Apple (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2523 since 08/10/2005. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19463 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21849), Exploit-DB (26152), Tenable (19463), SecurityFocus (BID 14567†) and OSVDB (18793†). See VDB-26658, VDB-26654, VDB-26085 and VDB-26084 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.4

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 19463
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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08/10/2005 🔍
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08/15/2005 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2523 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2523
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26083
X-Force: 21849
SecurityFocus: 14567 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 18793 - Apple - Mac OS X - Weblog Server Cross-Site Scripting Issues
Vulnerability Center: 14339 - Mac OS X Weblog Server Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 02/23/2025 08:57
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (62), 07/15/2019 09:17 (8), 02/23/2025 08:57 (27)
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