Apple Safari up to 4.0 Beta Same Origin Policy cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Same Origin Policy. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1681. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not prevent web sites from loading third-party content into a subframe, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct "clickjacking" attacks via a crafted HTML document.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2009. The weakness was shared 06/08/2009 with Apple (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1681 since 05/20/2009. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44815 (Debian DSA-1950-1 : webkit - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165174 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:002)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51228), Tenable (44815), SecurityFocus (BID 35317†), OSVDB (54981†) and Secunia (SA35379†). The entries VDB-30600, VDB-43510, VDB-43183 and VDB-45184 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44815
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1950-1 : webkit - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800815
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities June-09 (Win) - II
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Apple
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48499

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X-Force: 51228
SecurityFocus: 35317 - WebKit Subframe Click Jacking Vulnerability
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 54981 - Apple Safari WebKit Same-origin Policy Bypass Subframe Positioning Clickjacking
Vulnerability Center: 22571 - Apple Safari < 4.0 WebKit Remote Insecure Loading into Subframes Allows Clickjacking Attacks, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1522

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 09:43
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (79), 09/06/2019 09:43 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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