Apple iOS up to 10 WebKit access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS up to 10. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-4760. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 10 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function 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. CVE summarizes:

WebKit in Apple iOS before 10, iTunes before 12.5.1 on Windows, and Safari before 10 allows remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks against non-HTTP Safari sessions by leveraging HTTP/0.9 support.

The weakness was released 09/20/2016 by Jordan Milne with Cure53 as HT207143 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4760 since 05/11/2016. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/20/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

Safari's support of HTTP/0.9 allowed cross-protocol exploitation of non-HTTP services using DNS rebinding. The issue was addressed by restricting HTTP/0.9 responses to default ports and canceling resource loads if the document was loaded with a different HTTP protocol version.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94914 (Apple iTunes < 12.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370144 (Apple Safari 10 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-2)).

Upgrading 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 (94914) and SecurityFocus (BID 93066†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-91604, VDB-91602, VDB-91603 and VDB-91605. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 94914
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 871153
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities September16 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/20/2016 +132 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207143
Researcher: Jordan Milne
Organization: Cure53
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4760 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4760
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92036
SecurityFocus: 93066 - Apple iTunes/Safari/iCloud/iOS Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036854

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

Created: 09/26/2016 11:30
Updated: 09/20/2022 15:03
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:30 (71), 04/25/2019 16:03 (13), 09/20/2022 15:03 (3)
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