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.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2006-001, available from the Apple Security Update 2006-001. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-001, About Security Update 2006-001 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382.
- Apple Web site, Apple - Support - Downloads at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 01 2006 - 17:10:48 CST, Fwd: APPLE-SA-2006-03-01 Security Update 2006-001 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0580.html.
- 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.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0791: Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 23649: Mac OS X Syndication RSS Feed XSS
- SA19064: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 01, 2006
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