Apple Safari up to 5.1.4 WebKit Third Party Cookie Blocking information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.4. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebKit Third Party Cookie Blocking. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0640. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.4 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component WebKit Third Party Cookie Blocking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.1.4 does not properly implement "From third parties and advertisers" cookie blocking, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.

The weakness was shared 03/12/2012 by Matt Cooley (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0640 since 01/12/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58322 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 5.1.4 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 (73937), Tenable (58322), SecurityFocus (BID 52423†), OSVDB (80175†) and Secunia (SA48377†). The entries VDB-4788, VDB-4789, VDB-4796 and VDB-4830 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 58322
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802813
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities - March12 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 5.1.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Matt Cooley
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4849

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X-Force: 73937
SecurityFocus: 52423 - WebKit Private Browsing 'Block cookies' Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 48377 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 80175
SecurityTracker: 1026785 - Apple Safari Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof the URL Address Bar, Bypass Cookie Restrictions, and Obtain Authentication Information
Vulnerability Center: 37819 - Apple Safari <5.1.4 Improper Cookie Blocking Implementation Allows Remote Cookie-Based Tracking, Medium

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

Created: 03/19/2012 09:53
Updated: 03/22/2021 08:16
Changes: 03/19/2012 09:53 (80), 04/23/2017 13:43 (6), 03/22/2021 08:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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