Apple Safari up to 6.2.7/7.1.7/8.0.7 WebKit Page Loading information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari up to 6.2.7/7.1.7/8.0.7. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit Page Loading. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-3754. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 6.2.7/7.1.7/8.0.7 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component WebKit Page Loading. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2015 by Dongsung Kim as HT205033 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Apple. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-3754 since 05/07/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 advisory points out:

An issue existed in caching of HTTP authentication. Credentials entered in private browsing mode were carried over to regular browsing which would reveal parts of the user's private browsing history.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85408 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 168651 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Security webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-SU-2016:0761-1)).

Upgrading to version 6.2.8, 7.1.8 or 8.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed through improved caching restrictions.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105635), Tenable (85408), SecurityFocus (BID 76339†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033274†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51989†). The entries VDB-11563, VDB-69011, VDB-75212 and VDB-76253 are pretty similar. 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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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 85408
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801514
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Sep15 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.2.8/7.1.8/8.0.8

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205033
Researcher: Dongsung Kim
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3754 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3754
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77127
X-Force: 105635 - Apple Safari private browsing mode information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 76339 - Apple Safari WebKit Page Loading Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033274 - Apple Safari Flaws Let Remote Users Bypass Security Controls, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Spoof Interfaces and URLS, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 51989 - Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.5 and 8.x before 8.0.8 Remote Information Disclosure - CVE-2015-3754, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2015 11:54
Updated: 06/09/2022 21:22
Changes: 08/14/2015 11:54 (76), 10/15/2017 11:31 (10), 06/09/2022 21:10 (3), 06/09/2022 21:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:B4A:103

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