Apple Safari up to 4.0.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 4.0.2. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2200. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 4.0.2 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage attribute of an EMBED element, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to launch arbitrary file: URLs and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2009 by Alexios Fakos with n.runs AG as HT3733 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2200. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40553 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0.3), 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 116553 (Apple Safari 4.0.3 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52390), Tenable (40553), SecurityFocus (BID 36024†), SecurityTracker (ID 1022720†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23216†). The entries VDB-49398, VDB-49397 and VDB-49396 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 40553
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0.3
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OpenVAS ID: 900912
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Aug09
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3733
Researcher: Alexios Fakos
Organization: n.runs AG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49399
X-Force: 52390
SecurityFocus: 36024 - WebKit 'pluginspace' URI Scheme Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1022720
Vulnerability Center: 23216 - Apple Safari \x3C 4.0.3 WebKit pluginspage Remote Information Disclosure, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/06/2025 08:12
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 02/13/2017 10:11 (10), 08/14/2021 02:59 (4), 08/14/2021 03:06 (1), 07/27/2024 18:37 (16), 04/06/2025 08:12 (2)
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