Apple iOS up to 10.2 WebKit access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple iOS up to 10.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-2486. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 10.2 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was presented 03/27/2017 by Lufeng Li (lokihardt) with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as HT207617 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2486 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/02/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed through improved state management.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370348 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.4, El Capitan 2017-001 and Yosemite 2017-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3)).

Upgrading to version 10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97147†). See VDB-98600, VDB-98595, VDB-98597 and VDB-98593 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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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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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207615
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 10.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207617
Researcher: Lufeng Li (lokihardt)
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98778
SecurityFocus: 97147 - Apple macOS/iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2486 - Apple - Multiple Products - Spoofing Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

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

Created: 03/28/2017 11:46
Updated: 11/02/2024 04:17
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:46 (70), 08/22/2020 07:18 (9), 11/21/2022 09:27 (4), 11/02/2024 04:17 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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