Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows WebKit information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7599. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows (Cloud Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 12/13/2016 by Muneaki Nishimura as HT207424 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7599. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 the handling of HTTP redirects. This issue was addressed through improved cross origin validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95825 (Apple iTunes < 12.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Peer-To-Peer File Sharing. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276387 (Fedora Security Update for webkitgtk4 (FEDORA-2017-b015aa1d33)).

Upgrading to version 6.1 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 (95825) and SecurityFocus (BID 94907†). The entries VDB-94199, VDB-94200, VDB-94201 and VDB-94202 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 95825
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Multiple Vulnerabilities Feb17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iCloud 6.1

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09/09/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +95 days 🔍
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12/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/19/2017 +67 days 🔍
10/07/2022 +2055 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207424
Researcher: Muneaki Nishimura
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7599 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94339
SecurityFocus: 94907
SecurityTracker: 1037459

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2016 13:35
Updated: 10/07/2022 15:52
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:35 (47), 04/28/2019 19:22 (19), 10/07/2022 15:42 (4), 10/07/2022 15:47 (11), 10/07/2022 15:52 (1)
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