BID:40886

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer 'help://' URI Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Info

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer 'help://' URI Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	40886
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2010-1373
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 15 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 15 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	Clint Ruoho of Laconic Security
Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.3 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.6

Not Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.4

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer 'help://' URI Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 40871 (Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.6.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer 'help://' URI Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer 'help://' URI Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.

Apple Mac OS X 10.6