Apple Safari up to 4.0 Beta cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple Safari. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-1689. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 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 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving submission of a form to the about:blank URL, leading to security-context replacement.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2009. The weakness was released 06/08/2009 by Tavis Ormandy (Shadow) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1689 since 05/20/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39338 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0), 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 165174 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:002)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (39338), SecurityFocus (BID 35260†), OSVDB (54988†), Secunia (SA35379†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022344†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-30600, VDB-43510, VDB-43183 and VDB-45184. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39338
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0
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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⛔
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy (Shadow)
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48506
SecurityFocus: 35260 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 4.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 54988 - Apple Safari WebKit about:blank Security Context Race Condition XSS
SecurityTracker: 1022344
Vulnerability Center: 22591 - Apple Safari < 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0-2.2.1, and iPod Touch OS 1.1-2.2.1 about:blank URL XSS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1522

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 11:17
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (78), 09/06/2019 11:17 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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