Apple Safari 0.8/0.9/1.0/1.0.0 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Safari. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2816. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The implementation of Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.0.4 and Google Chrome before 3.0.195.33, includes certain custom HTTP headers in the OPTIONS request during cross-origin operations with preflight, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via a crafted web page.

The weakness was published 11/12/2009 with Apple as HT3949 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2816. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42804 (Fedora 10 : qt-4.5.3-9.fc10 (2009-11488)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116716 (Fedora Update for qt (FEDORA-2009-11488, FEDORA-2009-11491)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.0b1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (42804), SecurityFocus (BID 36997†), OSVDB (59940†), Secunia (SA37346†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023165†). Similar entries are available at VDB-50808, VDB-50807 and VDB-50806. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 42804
Nessus Name: Fedora 10 : qt-4.5.3-9.fc10 (2009-11488)
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OpenVAS ID: 66263
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 12 FEDORA-2009-11487 (qt)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 1.0.0b1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3949
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50805

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X-Force: 54239
SecurityFocus: 36997 - WebKit Preflight Request Same-Origin Policy Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 37346
OSVDB: 59940 - Apple Safari WebKit Cross-Origin Resource Sharing Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1023165
Vulnerability Center: 24057 - Apple Safari Prior to 4.0.4 WebKit Remote Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/19/2025 22:21
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (67), 02/17/2017 11:19 (9), 08/27/2021 19:13 (5), 08/27/2021 19:21 (1), 12/07/2024 21:07 (16), 04/19/2025 22:21 (1)
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