VAR-201912-0530
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2023-12-18 10:46The issue was addressed with improved handling of service worker lifetime. This issue is fixed in Safari 13.0.1. Service workers may leak private browsing history. Apple Safari is a web browser of Apple (Apple), the default browser included with Mac OS X and iOS operating systems. Service Workers is one of the plugins for handling network requests and assisting with offline-first development, push notifications, and background syncing. A security vulnerability exists in the Service Workers component of Apple Safari prior to 13.0.1. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disclose private browsing records. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256
APPLE-SA-2019-9-26-9 Safari 13.0.1
Safari 13.0.1 addresses the following:
Safari Available for: macOS Mojave 10.14.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2019-8725: Michael Thwaite of Connect Media
Additional recognition
Safari We would like to acknowledge Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) of TurkishKit for their assistance.
Installation note:
Safari 13.0.1 may be obtained from the Mac App Store.
Information will also be posted to the Apple Security Updates web site: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.