Apple Safari up to 6.0.4 XSS Auditor input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari 6.0/6.0.1/6.0.2/6.0.3/6.0.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component XSS Auditor. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1013. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Safari 6.0/6.0.1/6.0.2/6.0.3/6.0.4 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component XSS Auditor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

XSS Auditor in WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.0.5 does not properly rewrite URLs, which allows remote attackers to trigger unintended form submissions via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 06/04/2013 with Pentest Limited as HT5785 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1013 since 01/10/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 05/14/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66810 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0.5 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 121230 (Apple Safari 6.0.5 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2013-06-04-2)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84794), Tenable (66810), SecurityFocus (BID 60363†), OSVDB (93918†) and Secunia (SA53711†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-8100, VDB-8792, VDB-8797 and VDB-8795. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 66810
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803810
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities - June13 (Mac OS X)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5785
Organization: Pentest Limited
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1013 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1013
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9001
X-Force: 84794
SecurityFocus: 60363 - WebKit CVE-2013-1013 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 53711 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93918
Vulnerability Center: 40016 - Apple Safari Before 6.0.5 XSS Auditor Allows Remote Unauthorized Form Submission Trigger - CVE-2013-1013, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2013 17:16
Updated: 05/14/2021 11:08
Changes: 06/07/2013 17:16 (75), 05/02/2017 22:48 (4), 05/14/2021 11:08 (3)
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