Apple Safari up to 3.0.4 URL cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 3.0.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-1025. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 3.0.4 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apple WebKit, as used in Safari before 3.1.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL with a colon in the hostname portion.

The bug was discovered 04/16/2008. The weakness was presented 04/17/2008 by Robert Swiecki David Bloom with Google Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1025 since 02/26/2008. 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. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31992 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 3.1.1), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115785 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (SA-2008-04-16)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41862), Tenable (31992), SecurityFocus (BID 28814†), OSVDB (44468†) and Secunia (SA29846†). See VDB-3684, VDB-37376 and VDB-42036 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 31992
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 3.1.1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: apple.com
Researcher: Robert Swiecki David Bloom
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1025 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1025
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3683
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X-Force: 41862 - Apple Safari Webkit host name cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 28814 - Apple Safari WebKit URI Handling Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 29846 - Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 44468 - Apple Safari WebKit URL Hostname XSS
SecurityTracker: 1019869
Vulnerability Center: 18238 - Apple WebKit in Safari < 3.1.1 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1250

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2008 12:19
Updated: 04/22/2025 19:55
Changes: 04/21/2008 12:19 (96), 08/09/2019 16:21 (2), 11/28/2024 18:17 (17), 04/22/2025 19:55 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:679:103

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