Apple Safari up to 3.0.4 window.open cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari up to 3.0.4. Affected by this issue is the function window.open. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1006. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Safari up to 3.0.4 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is the function window.open. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebCore, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using the window.open function to change the security context of a web page.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was released 03/18/2008 by Stanford University (Jack) with Stanford University (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1006 since 02/26/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31604 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 3.1), 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 115753 (Apple Safari 3.1 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 (41326), Tenable (31604), SecurityFocus (BID 28332†), OSVDB (43363†) and Secunia (SA29393†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-41586, VDB-41585, VDB-41584 and VDB-41583. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 31604
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 3.1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 2.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Stanford University (Jack)
Organization: Stanford University
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41581
X-Force: 41326
SecurityFocus: 28332 - Apple Safari WebCore 'window.open()' Function Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 29393 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43363 - Apple - Safari - WebCore 'window.open()' Function Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019653
Vulnerability Center: 17961 - Apple Safari WebCore Allows Remote Attacker to XSS Attacks using the Window.open Function, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0920

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 12:09
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/07/2019 12:09 (13)
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