Apple Safari For Windows 'window.open()' URI Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:52746

Info

Apple Safari For Windows 'window.open()' URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 52746
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 28 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 28 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Lostmon
Vulnerable: Apple Safari 5.1.5 for Windows
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Safari For Windows 'window.open()' URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Apple Safari for Windows is affected by a URI-spoofing vulnerability.

An attacker may leverage this issue to spoof the source URI of a site presented to an unsuspecting user. This may lead to a false sense of trust because the user may be presented with a source URI of a trusted site while interacting with the attacker's malicious site.

Versions prior to Apple Safari 5.1.5 on Windows systems are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Apple Safari For Windows 'window.open()' URI Spoofing Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Apple Safari For Windows 'window.open()' URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

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Apple Safari For Windows 'window.open()' URI Spoofing Vulnerability

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