Apple Mac OS X Syndication cross-site scripting
| macosx-syndication-xss (25040) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the RSS feature in the Syndication module. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the RSS features to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2006-001, available from the Apple Security Update 2006-001. See References.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-001: About Security Update 2006-001.
- Apple Web site: Apple - Support - Downloads.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 01 2006 - 17:10:48 CST: Fwd: APPLE-SA-2006-03-01 Security Update 2006-001.
- BID-16907: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-001 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0389: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Syndication (Safari RSS) in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via unspecified vectors involving RSS feeds.
- OSVDB ID: 23649: Mac OS X Syndication RSS Feed XSS
- SA19064: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0791: Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Reported:
Mar 01, 2006
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