Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-7109 - Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Apple products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
LOW Integrity impact
LOW Availability impact
NONE Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. Safari before 11 is affected. iCloud before 7.0 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted web content that incorrectly interacts with the Application Cache policy.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Cross Site Scripting through Log Files An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
- Embedding Scripts in Non-Script Elements This attack is a form of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) where malicious scripts are embedded in elements that are not expected to host scripts such as image tags (<img>), comments in XML documents (< !-CDATA->), etc. These tags may not be subject to the same input validation, output validation, and other content filtering and checking routines, so this can create an opportunity for an attacker to tunnel through the application's elements and launch a XSS attack through other elements. As with all remote attacks, it is important to differentiate the ability to launch an attack (such as probing an internal network for unpatched servers) and the ability of the remote attacker to collect and interpret the output of said attack.
- Embedding Scripts within Scripts An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
- Cross-Site Scripting in Error Pages An attacker distributes a link (or possibly some other query structure) with a request to a third party web server that is malformed and also contains a block of exploit code in order to have the exploit become live code in the resulting error page. When the third party web server receives the crafted request and notes the error it then creates an error message that echoes the malformed message, including the exploit. Doing this converts the exploit portion of the message into to valid language elements that are executed by the viewing browser. When a victim executes the query provided by the attacker the infected error message error message is returned including the exploit code which then runs in the victim's browser. XSS can result in execution of code as well as data leakage (e.g. session cookies can be sent to the attacker). This type of attack is especially dangerous since the exploit appears to come from the third party web server, who the victim may trust and hence be more vulnerable to deception.
- Cross-Site Scripting Using Alternate Syntax The attacker uses alternate forms of keywords or commands that result in the same action as the primary form but which may not be caught by filters. For example, many keywords are processed in a case insensitive manner. If the site's web filtering algorithm does not convert all tags into a consistent case before the comparison with forbidden keywords it is possible to bypass filters (e.g., incomplete black lists) by using an alternate case structure. For example, the "script" tag using the alternate forms of "Script" or "ScRiPt" may bypass filters where "script" is the only form tested. Other variants using different syntax representations are also possible as well as using pollution meta-characters or entities that are eventually ignored by the rendering engine. The attack can result in the execution of otherwise prohibited functionality.
Nessus
NASL family Windows NASL id ITUNES_12_7.NASL description The version of Apple iTunes installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 12.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in webkit. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 103506 published 2017-09-27 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103506 title Apple iTunes < 12.7 WebKit Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(103506); script_version("1.4"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/12"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2017-7081", "CVE-2017-7087", "CVE-2017-7090", "CVE-2017-7091", "CVE-2017-7092", "CVE-2017-7093", "CVE-2017-7094", "CVE-2017-7095", "CVE-2017-7096", "CVE-2017-7098", "CVE-2017-7099", "CVE-2017-7100", "CVE-2017-7102", "CVE-2017-7104", "CVE-2017-7107", "CVE-2017-7109", "CVE-2017-7111", "CVE-2017-7117", "CVE-2017-7120" ); script_bugtraq_id( 100985, 100986, 100994, 100995, 100998, 101005, 101006 ); script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2017-09-25-7"); script_name(english:"Apple iTunes < 12.7 WebKit Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of iTunes on Windows."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "An application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Apple iTunes installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 12.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in webkit. 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Please reference the CVE/URL list for details. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108703 published 2018-03-29 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108703 title FreeBSD : webkit2-gtk3 -- multiple vulnerabilities (1ce95bc7-3278-11e8-b527-00012e582166) (Spectre) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2019 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(108703); script_version("1.7"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/07/10 16:04:13"); script_cve_id("CVE-2017-13783", "CVE-2017-13784", "CVE-2017-13785", "CVE-2017-13788", "CVE-2017-13791", "CVE-2017-13792", "CVE-2017-13794", "CVE-2017-13795", "CVE-2017-13796", "CVE-2017-13798", "CVE-2017-13802", "CVE-2017-13803", "CVE-2017-13856", "CVE-2017-13866", "CVE-2017-13870", "CVE-2017-13884", "CVE-2017-13885", "CVE-2017-5715", "CVE-2017-5753", "CVE-2017-7087", "CVE-2017-7089", "CVE-2017-7090", "CVE-2017-7091", "CVE-2017-7092", "CVE-2017-7093", "CVE-2017-7095", "CVE-2017-7096", "CVE-2017-7098", "CVE-2017-7100", "CVE-2017-7102", "CVE-2017-7104", "CVE-2017-7107", "CVE-2017-7109", "CVE-2017-7111", "CVE-2017-7117", "CVE-2017-7120", "CVE-2017-7153", "CVE-2017-7156", "CVE-2017-7157", "CVE-2017-7160", "CVE-2017-7161", "CVE-2017-7165", "CVE-2018-4088", "CVE-2018-4089", "CVE-2018-4096"); script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0020"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : webkit2-gtk3 -- multiple vulnerabilities (1ce95bc7-3278-11e8-b527-00012e582166) (Spectre)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The WebKit team reports many vulnerabilities. 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NASL id APPLETV_11.NASL description According to its banner, the version of Apple TV on the remote device is prior to 11. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as described in the HT208113 security advisory. Note that only 4th generation models are affected by these vulnerabilities. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 103419 published 2017-09-22 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103419 title Apple TV < 11 Multiple Vulnerabilities NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_SAFARI11_0.NASL description The version of Apple Safari installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 11.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as described in the HT208116 security advisory. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 103360 published 2017-09-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103360 title macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id OPENSUSE-2018-118.NASL description This update for webkit2gtk3 fixes the following issues : Update to version 2.18.5 : + Disable SharedArrayBuffers from Web API. + Reduce the precision of last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2018-02-01 plugin id 106549 published 2018-02-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/106549 title openSUSE Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-2018-118) (Meltdown) (Spectre) NASL family Peer-To-Peer File Sharing NASL id ITUNES_12_7_BANNER.NASL description The version of Apple iTunes installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 12.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in webkit. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 103507 published 2017-09-27 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103507 title Apple iTunes < 12.7 WebKit Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check) NASL family Ubuntu Local Security Checks NASL id UBUNTU_USN-3460-1.NASL description A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution. 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