Apple iTunes up to 12.9.5 on Windows WebKit Universal cross site scripting

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.5 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors.

The weakness was released 07/23/2019 with Google Project Zero as HT210356 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8690. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/24/2019). The advisory points out:

A logic issue existed in the handling of document loads. This issue was addressed with improved state management.

Upgrading to version 12.9.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 138582, 138606, 138637 and 138674.

Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• iTunes

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Cross site scripting / Universal (CWE-80)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Upgrade: iTunes 12.9.6

07/23/2019 Advisory disclosed
07/23/2019 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
07/24/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/24/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210356
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8690 (🔒)
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Created: 07/24/2019 10:07 PM
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