Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-3218. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The "Save for Web" selection in QuickTime Player in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 exports HTML documents that contain an http link to a script file, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by spoofing the http server during local viewing of an exported document.

The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2011 by Aaron Sigel with vtty.com (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3218. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 56667 (QuickTime < 7.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119713 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT5016)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70588), Tenable (56667), SecurityFocus (BID 50122†), OSVDB (76373†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33682†). The entries VDB-59246, VDB-59245, VDB-59244 and VDB-59243 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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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 56667
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 802198
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - (Windows)
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08/19/2011 🔍
10/12/2011 +54 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +2 days 🔍
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10/28/2011 +14 days 🔍
11/01/2011 +4 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1238 days 🔍
11/23/2021 +2437 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Aaron Sigel
Organization: vtty.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3218 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3218
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59047
X-Force: 70588
SecurityFocus: 50122 - Apple Mac OS X QuickTime 'Save for Web' Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 76373
Vulnerability Center: 33682 - Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 QuickTime Player XSS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/23/2021 21:10
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/04/2017 11:33 (11), 11/23/2021 21:02 (4), 11/23/2021 21:10 (1)
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