Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 WebKit access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-5826. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly select the cases in which a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) document is required to have the text/css content type, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

The weakness was published 09/16/2015 by filedescriptor and Chris Evans as HT205212 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5826 since 08/06/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/22/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86270 (Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)), 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 124142 (Apple Safari 9.0 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-2)).

Upgrading to version 9 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 Tenable (86270), SecurityFocus (BID 76766†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53148†). Similar entries are available at VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-74127 and VDB-77828. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 86270
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)
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OpenVAS ID: 803032
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Oct15 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9

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08/06/2015 🔍
09/16/2015 +41 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205212
Researcher: filedescriptor, Chris Evans
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77825
SecurityFocus: 76766
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 53148 - Apple Safari <9 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability in WebKit- CVE-2015-5826, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2015 13:09
Updated: 11/22/2024 22:30
Changes: 09/18/2015 13:09 (69), 02/02/2018 09:22 (3), 06/16/2022 10:26 (3), 06/16/2022 10:32 (1), 11/22/2024 22:30 (16)
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