Apple Safari up to 4.0 Beta Web Inspector cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Safari. This affects an unknown function of the component Web Inspector. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1715. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Web Inspector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

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 script execution with incorrect privileges.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2009. The weakness was published 06/08/2009 by Stanford University (Jack) with Stanford University (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1715 since 05/20/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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 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 116453 (Apple Safari 4.0 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 3.1.2 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 Tenable (39338), SecurityFocus (BID 35349†), OSVDB (54996†), Secunia (SA35379†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022344†). Similar entries are available at VDB-30600, VDB-43510, VDB-43183 and VDB-45184. Once again VulDB remains the best 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Stanford University (Jack)
Organization: Stanford University
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48540
SecurityFocus: 35349 - WebKit Web Inspector Page Privilege Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 54996 - Apple Safari Web Inspector Page Inspection XSS
SecurityTracker: 1022344
Vulnerability Center: 22612 - Apple Safari <4.0 WebKit Web Inspector Script Execution with Incorrect Privileges XSS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1522

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/13/2025 11:32
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (77), 09/06/2019 12:56 (10), 04/13/2025 11:32 (18)
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