Spoofing attack in Apple Safari - CVE-2018-4279

 

Spoofing attack in Apple Safari - CVE-2018-4279

Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: July 10, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13618
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4279
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple Safari

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to user interface inconsistency. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted web content, will trigger a user interface error and spoof the address bar.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4279

Update to version 11.1.2.

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