Apple Safari up to 4.0 Beta Web Inspector cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Inspector. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1714. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Web Inspector. 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 Web Inspector in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and read local files, via vectors related to the improper escaping of HTML attributes.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2009. The weakness was shared 06/08/2009 by Tavis Ormandy (Shadow) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1714 since 05/20/2009. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. 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 116453 (Apple Safari 4.0 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 1.3 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 (51268), Tenable (44815), SecurityFocus (BID 35260†), OSVDB (55023†) 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

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: 44815
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1950-1 : webkit - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800814
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities June-09 (Win) - I
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 1.3

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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-2009-1714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48539

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X-Force: 51268
SecurityFocus: 35260 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 4.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 55023 - Apple Safari WebKit Web Inspector HTML Attribute Handling XSS
SecurityTracker: 1022344
Vulnerability Center: 22611 - Apple Safari < 4.0 WebKit Web Inspector Improper Escaping of HTML Attributes XSS Vulnerability, 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: 04/13/2025 11:32
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (84), 09/06/2019 12:49 (10), 04/13/2025 11:32 (18)
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