Apple Safari for Windows Content and URLBar Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:24484

Info

Apple Safari for Windows Content and URLBar Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24484
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-2398
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 14 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 18 2008 12:28AM
Credit: Robert Swiecki reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3.1
Not Vulnerable: Apple Safari 3.1.1
Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 2.0.4

Discussion

Apple Safari for Windows Content and URLBar Spoofing Vulnerability

Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta for Windows is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers spoof window titles and URL bars.

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability via a malicious webpage to spoof the contents and origin of a page that the victim may trust. Attackers may find this issue useful in phishing or other attacks that rely on content spoofing.

Safari 3.0.1 (522.12.12) on Windows 2003 SE SP2 is reported vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Apple Safari for Windows Content and URLBar Spoofing Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to visit a maliciously crafted webpage.

The following URI demonstrates this issue:

http://alt.swiecki.net/saff.html

Solution / Fix

Apple Safari for Windows Content and URLBar Spoofing Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple security advisory APPLE-SA-2007-06-22 and fixes are available; please see the reference section for details.

The vendor reports this issue was re-introduced in Safari 3.1. Security advisory APPLE-SA-2008-04-16 is available with fixes.


Apple Safari 3.1

Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta for Windows

References

Apple Safari for Windows Content and URLBar Spoofing Vulnerability

References:

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