Apple Safari up to 5.1.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Safari up to 5.1.0. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2011-3243. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.0 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 5 and Safari before 5.1.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving inactive DOM windows.

The weakness was released 10/14/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3243. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56482 (Mac OS X : Safari < 5.1.1), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70564), Tenable (56482), SecurityFocus (BID 50088†), OSVDB (76353†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33901†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-59060, VDB-59059, VDB-59058 and VDB-59057. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 56482
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Safari < 5.1.1
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OpenVAS ID: 802192
OpenVAS Name: Apple MAC OS X v10.6.8 Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b

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08/19/2011 🔍
10/14/2011 +56 days 🔍
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11/22/2011 +39 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1217 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59061
X-Force: 70564
SecurityFocus: 50088
OSVDB: 76353
Vulnerability Center: 33901 - Apple iOS before 5 and Safari before 5.1.1 XSS Vulnerability Related To Inactive DOM Windows, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 01:41
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 04/05/2017 14:53 (7), 11/24/2021 01:33 (4), 11/24/2021 01:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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