Apple Safari up to 3.2.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1702. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects 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. The summary by CVE is:

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 related to improper handling of Location and History objects.

The weakness was disclosed 06/08/2009 by Adam Barth with UC Berkeley (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1702. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116453 (Apple Safari 4.0 Not Installed).

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51256), Tenable (39338), SecurityFocus (BID 35327†), OSVDB (54993†) and Secunia (SA43068†). The entries VDB-43510, VDB-43183, VDB-45184 and VDB-43969 are pretty similar. 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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Nessus ID: 39338
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0
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OpenVAS ID: 800814
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities June-09 (Win) - I
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Adam Barth
Organization: UC Berkeley
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CVE: CVE-2009-1702 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1702
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48527
X-Force: 51256
SecurityFocus: 35327 - WebKit 'Location' and 'History' Objects Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 43068
OSVDB: 54993 - Apple Safari WebKit Location / History Objects XSS
Vulnerability Center: 26660 - Apple Safari iPhone OS and iPod Touch OS Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 05/15/2025 16:49
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (61), 03/01/2017 17:45 (10), 08/11/2021 15:34 (4), 08/11/2021 15:40 (1), 04/13/2025 00:26 (16), 05/15/2025 16:49 (1)
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