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Apple Safari Security Updates (HT209109)

🗓️ 18 Sep 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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Apple Safari has vulnerabilities allowing user interface spoofing, data exfiltration, and security restrictions bypass. Upgrade to Safari 12

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.814020");
  script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-4307", "CVE-2018-4329", "CVE-2018-4195");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-04-08 01:36:00 +0000 (Mon, 08 Apr 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-09-18 10:35:42 +0530 (Tue, 18 Sep 2018)");
  script_name("Apple Safari Security Updates (HT209109)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apple Safari is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is
  present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws are due to:

  - A logic issue due to improper state management.

  - Clearing a history item may not clear visits with redirect chains.

  - An inconsistent user interface issue.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows attackers
  to conduct user interface spoofing, exfiltrate autofilled data in Safari
  and bypass security restrictions.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apple Safari versions before 12");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Apple Safari 12 or later. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209109");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("macosx_safari_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("AppleSafari/MacOSX/Version");

  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);

safVer = infos["version"];
safPath = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less(version:safVer, test_version:"12")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:safVer, fixed_version:"12", install_path:safPath);
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 25
CVSS 37.5
EPSS0.01211
37