Apple iOS up to 9.2 XSS Auditor information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component XSS Auditor. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1864. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component XSS Auditor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The XSS auditor in WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1, does not properly handle redirects in block mode, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted URL.

The weakness was shared 06/19/2016 by Takeshi Terada with Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1864 since 01/13/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92496 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.6 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 and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370095 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1)).

Upgrading to version 9.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92496) and SecurityFocus (BID 91358†). The entries VDB-81414, VDB-81421, VDB-81422 and VDB-81423 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple iOS up to 9.2
  • Apple Safari up to 9.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / 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: 92496
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802235
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Mar16 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3

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01/13/2016 🔍
06/19/2016 +158 days 🔍
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06/20/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/18/2016 +28 days 🔍
07/21/2016 +3 days 🔍
09/29/2024 +2992 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Takeshi Terada
Organization: Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88079
SecurityFocus: 91358 - WebKit CVE-2016-1864 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036344

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

Created: 06/20/2016 09:08
Updated: 09/29/2024 21:50
Changes: 06/20/2016 09:08 (67), 01/31/2019 13:27 (16), 08/24/2022 14:16 (4), 09/29/2024 21:50 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:22D:103

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