Apple Safari 'javascript: URI' XSS Vulnerability (Sep 2009)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:apple:safari";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800873");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-09-02 11:50:45 +0200 (Wed, 02 Sep 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3016");
  script_name("Apple Safari 'javascript: URI' XSS Vulnerability (Sep 2009)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_apple_safari_smb_login_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("apple/safari/smb-login/detected");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers to conduct
  Cross-Site Scripting attacks in the victim's system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apple Safari version 4.0.3 on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Error occurs when application fails to sanitise the
  'javascript:' and 'data:' URIs in Refresh headers in HTTP responses, which can
  be exploited via vectors related to injecting a Refresh header.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
  of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
  release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apple Safari Web Browser is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less_equal(version:vers, test_version:"4.31.9.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"None", install_path:path);
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);