Apple iOS up to 6.0 WebKit cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 6.0. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-2889. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 6.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving frames, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

The weakness was released 01/28/2013 by Sergey Glazunov (Slawomir Blazek) with VUPEN as HT5642 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2889 since 05/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72445 (Fedora 19 : libpng12-1.2.50-4.fc19 (2014-1766)), 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 121039 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2013-03-14-2)).

Upgrading to version 6.1 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 X-Force (78823), Tenable (72445), SecurityFocus (BID 55676†), Secunia (SA50759†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36518†). darkreading.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6550, VDB-6551, VDB-6552 and VDB-6553. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 72445
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : libpng12-1.2.50-4.fc19 (2014-1766)
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OpenVAS ID: 72445
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.1

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05/19/2012 🔍
09/25/2012 +129 days 🔍
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10/03/2012 +7 days 🔍
10/14/2012 +11 days 🔍
01/28/2013 +106 days 🔍
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04/18/2017 +1539 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5642
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7496

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X-Force: 78823 - Google Chrome CVE-2012-2889 UXSS in frame handling, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 55676 - Google Chrome Prior to 22.0.1229.79 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50759
Vulnerability Center: 36518 - Google Chrome <22.0.1229.79 XSS Vulnerability via Vectors Involving Frames, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 01/30/2013 09:22
Updated: 04/18/2017 11:23
Changes: 01/30/2013 09:22 (83), 04/18/2017 11:23 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:13A:103

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