WebKit 'about:blank' Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:35332

Info

WebKit 'about:blank' Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35332
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-1689
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 08 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 17 2009 08:59PM
Credit: Adam Barth of UC Berkeley, and Collin Jackson of Stanford University
Vulnerable: WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 0
Apple Safari For Windows 3.2.1
Apple Safari 3.2.3 for Windows
Apple Safari 3.2.3
Apple Safari 3.2.2 for Windows
Apple Safari 3.1.2 for Windows
Apple Safari 3.1.2
Apple Safari 3.1.1 for Windows
Apple Safari 3.1.1
Apple Safari 3.0.4 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3.0.3 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3.0.3 Beta
Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta
Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta
Apple Safari 2.0.4
Apple Safari 2.0.3
Apple Safari 2.0.2
Apple Safari 2.0.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
Apple Safari 1.3.2
Apple Safari 1.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
Apple Safari 1.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
Apple Safari 1.2.3
Apple Safari 1.2.2
Apple Safari 1.2.1
Apple Safari 1.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Safari 1.1
Apple Safari 1.0
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Safari Beta 2
Apple Safari 4 Beta
Apple Safari 4 Beta
Apple Safari 3.2
Apple Safari 3.1 for Windows
Apple Safari 3.1
Apple Safari 3 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3 Beta
Apple Safari 3
Apple iPod Touch 2.2.1
Apple iPod Touch 2.0.2
Apple iPod Touch 2.0.1
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.4
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.3
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.2
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.1
Apple iPod Touch 2.2
Apple iPod Touch 2.1
Apple iPod Touch 2.0
Apple iPod Touch 1.1
Apple iPod Touch 0
Apple iPhone 2.2.1
Apple iPhone 2.0.2
Apple iPhone 2.0.1
Apple iPhone 1.1.4
Apple iPhone 1.1.3
Apple iPhone 1.1.2
Apple iPhone 1.1.1
Apple iPhone 1.0.2
Apple iPhone 1.0.1
Apple iPhone 2.2
Apple iPhone 2.1
Apple iPhone 2.0
Apple iPhone 1.1
Apple iPhone 1
Not Vulnerable: Apple Safari 4 for Windows
Apple Safari 4
Apple iPod Touch 3.0
Apple iPhone 3.0

Discussion

WebKit 'about:blank' Security Bypass Vulnerability

WebKit is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker may leverage this issue to bypass the document's security context and run arbitrary script code in a new security context.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 35260 (Apple Safari Prior to 4.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

WebKit 'about:blank' Security Bypass Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice a victim into visiting a malicious page.

Solution / Fix

WebKit 'about:blank' Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor fixes are available. Please see the referenced advisory for details.


Apple Safari 4 Beta

Apple Safari 3.1

Apple Safari 4 Beta

Apple Safari 3 Beta

Apple Safari 3

Apple Safari 3.2

Apple Safari Beta 2

Apple Safari 1.0

Apple Safari 1.1

Apple Safari 1.2

Apple Safari 1.2.1

Apple Safari 1.2.2

Apple Safari 1.2.3

Apple Safari 1.3

Apple Safari 1.3.1

Apple Safari 1.3.2

Apple Safari 2.0.1

Apple Safari 2.0.2

Apple Safari 2.0.3

Apple Safari 2.0.4

Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta

Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta for Windows

Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta

Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta for Windows

Apple Safari 3.0.3 Beta for Windows

Apple Safari 3.0.3 Beta

Apple Safari 3.1.1

Apple Safari 3.1.2

Apple Safari 3.2.3

References

WebKit 'about:blank' Security Bypass Vulnerability

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