Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 WebCore setRequestHeader cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function setRequestHeader of the component WebCore. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2401. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is the function setRequestHeader of the component WebCore. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

CRLF injection vulnerability in WebCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.9 and later, and iPhone before 1.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via LF characters in an XMLHttpRequest request, which are not filtered when serializing headers via the setRequestHeader function. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2007. The weakness was released 06/25/2007 by Richard Moore with WESTPOINT as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2401 since 04/30/2007. 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 and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25566 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-006)), 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 115578 (APPLE-SA-2007-06-22 Security Update 2007-006).

Upgrading to version 10.4.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35017), Exploit-DB (30228), Tenable (25566), SecurityFocus (BID 24598†) and OSVDB (36449†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-38151, VDB-37946, VDB-37440 and VDB-37439. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 25566
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-006)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4.9

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Richard Moore
Organization: WESTPOINT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37441
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X-Force: 35017
SecurityFocus: 24598 - Apple WebCore XMLHTTPRequest Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 26287
OSVDB: 36449 - Apple Mac OS X / iPhone WebCore XMLHttpRequest Request CRLF Injection
SecurityTracker: 1018281
Vulnerability Center: 15486 - Apple Mac OS X CRLF Vulnerability Allows Arbitrary Code Injection and XSS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2296

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

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 04/04/2025 22:32
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (87), 07/21/2019 09:27 (1), 01/13/2025 01:44 (17), 04/04/2025 22:32 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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