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Safari AutoFill Information Disclosure
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23066
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Release Date:
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2006-11-30
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Last Update:
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2006-12-04
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Popularity:
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9,193 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Safari 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6238
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Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Safari, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct phishing attacks.
The vulnerability is caused due to the AutoFill feature is not properly checking the URL before automatically filling saved user credentials into forms. This may be exploited to steal user credentials via malicious forms in the same domain.
Successful exploitation requires that the "User names and passwords" option is enabled in the AutoFill preferences.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.0.4. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Disable the "AutoFill" option for user names and passwords in the preferences.
Changelog:
2006-12-04: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=360493
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