Apple Safari up to 3.0.4 document.domain cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 3.0.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file document.domain. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1008. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Safari up to 3.0.4 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the file document.domain. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on 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 via the document.domain property.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was presented 03/18/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1008 since 02/26/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (41323), Tenable (31604), SecurityFocus (BID 28336†), OSVDB (43365†) and Secunia (SA29393†). See VDB-41586, VDB-41585, VDB-41584 and VDB-41582 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41583
X-Force: 41323
SecurityFocus: 28336 - Apple Safari WebCore 'document.domain' Variant Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 29393 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43365 - CVE-2008-1008 - Apple - Safari - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019653
Vulnerability Center: 17963 - Apple Safari WebCore Allows Remote Attacker to XSS Attacks via the Document.domain Property., Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0920

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 12:23
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (72), 08/07/2019 12:23 (12)
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