Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch 'Content-Disposition' Header Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	50124
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2011-3426
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 12 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 08:42AM
Credit:	Christian Matthies working with iDefense VCP, Yoshinori Oota from Business Architects Inc working with JP/CERT
Vulnerable:	Apple iPod Touch 3.1.3 Apple iPod Touch 3.1.2 Apple iPod Touch 3.1.1 Apple iPod Touch 3.0 Apple iPhone 4.0.1 Apple iPhone 3.2.1 Apple iPhone 3.1.3 Apple iPhone 3.1.2 Apple iPhone 3.0.1 Apple iPhone 4.3.3 Apple iPhone 4.3.2 Apple iPhone 4.3.1 Apple iPhone 4.3.0 Apple iPhone 4.2.8 Apple iPhone 4.2.5 Apple iPhone 4.2.1 Apple iPhone 4.1 Apple iPhone 4.0.2 Apple iPhone 4.0.1 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 4.0.1 - Iphone Apple iPhone 4.0 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 4.0 - Iphone Apple iPhone 4.0 Apple iPhone 3.2.2 Apple iPhone 3.2.1 - Ipad Apple iPhone 3.2 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.2 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.2 Apple iPhone 3.1.3 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.1.3 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.1.2 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.1.2 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.1 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.1 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.1 Apple iPhone 3.0.1 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.0.1 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.0 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.0 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.0 Apple iPad 3.2.1 Apple iPad 3.2.2 Apple iPad 3.2 Apple iPad 0 Apple iOS 4.2.1 Apple iOS 4.0.2 Apple iOS 4.0.1 Apple iOS 3.2.2 Apple iOS 3.2.1 Apple iOS 4.3.5 Apple iOS 4.3.4 Apple iOS 4.3.3 Apple iOS 4.3.2 Apple iOS 4.3.1 Apple iOS 4.3 Apple iOS 4.2.9 Apple iOS 4.2.8 Apple iOS 4.2.7 Apple iOS 4.2.6 Apple iOS 4.2.5 Apple iOS 4.2.10 Apple iOS 4.2 beta Apple iOS 4.2 Apple iOS 4.1 Apple iOS 4 Apple iOS 3.2 Apple iOS 3.1 Apple iOS 3.0
Not Vulnerable:	Apple iOS 5

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch 'Content-Disposition' Header Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Apple iOS for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad 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 another site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

NOTE: This issue was previously discussed in BID 50086 (Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it.

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch 'Content-Disposition' Header Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

To launch an attack, an attacker must trick a victim into following a malicious URI.

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch 'Content-Disposition' Header Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch 'Content-Disposition' Header Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Apple MobileSafari Attachment Viewing Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (Christian Matthies)
  
• iOS Homepage (Apple)
  
• iPad Homepage (Apple)
  
• iPhone Homepage (Apple)
  
• iPod touch Product Page (Apple)