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Cross-site Scripting occurrences in Ipad Os
Description: A cross-origin issue with iframe elements was addressed with improved tracking of security origins. This issue is fixed in tvOS 14.6, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Safari 14.1.1, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting. (2021-09-08, CVE-2021-30744)
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, tvOS 15.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting. (2021-08-24, CVE-2021-30890)
This issue was addressed by improved management of object lifetimes. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.2, iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2, watchOS 7.3.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.. (2021-04-02, CVE-2021-1879)
A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in Safari 13.0.1, iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, iCloud for Windows 10.7, tvOS 13, iCloud for Windows 7.14, iTunes 12.10.1 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting. (2020-10-27, CVE-2019-8762)
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, Safari 13.1.2, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting. (2020-10-16, CVE-2020-9925)
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0, Safari 14.0, iCloud for Windows 11.4, iCloud for Windows 7.21. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack. (2020-10-16, CVE-2020-9952)
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5, Safari 13.1.1, iTunes 12.10.7 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.2, iCloud for Windows 7.19. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting. (2020-06-09, CVE-2020-9805)
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5, Safari 13.1.1, iTunes 12.10.7 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.2, iCloud for Windows 7.19. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack. (2020-06-09, CVE-2020-9843)
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, tvOS 13.4, Safari 13.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.5, iCloud for Windows 10.9.3, iCloud for Windows 7.18. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack. (2020-04-01, CVE-2020-3902)
Why Cross-site Scripting can be dangerous
Cross site scripting is an attack where a web page executes code that is injected by an adversary. It usually appears, when users input is presented. This attack can be used to impersonate a user, take over control of the session, or even steal API keys.
The attack can be executed e.g. when you application injects the request parameter directly into the HTML code of the page returned to the user:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=Transaction+Complete
what results in:
<span>Confirmation: Transaction Complete</span>
In that case the message can be modified to become a valid Javascript code, e.g.:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=<script>dangerous javascript code here</script>
and it will be executed locally by the user's browser with full access to the user's personal application/browser data:
<span>Confirmation: <script>dangerous javascript code here</script></span>