CVE-2015-7007

Apple Safari - User-Assisted Applescript Exec Attack

Severity Score

9.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Script Editor in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement for AppleScript execution via unspecified vectors.

Script Editor en Apple OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.11.1 permite a atacantes remotos eludir un requisito destinado a la confirmación de usuario para la ejecución de AppleScript a través de vectores no especificados.

In versions of Mac OS X before 10.11.1, the applescript:// URL scheme is provided, which opens the provided script in the Applescript Editor. Pressing cmd-R in the Editor executes the code without any additional confirmation from the user. By getting the user to press cmd-R in Safari, and by hooking the cmd-key keypress event, a user can be tricked into running arbitrary Applescript code. Gatekeeper should be disabled from Security and Privacy in order to avoid the unidentified Developer prompt.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-09-16 CVE Reserved
2015-10-23 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-01-06 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134072/Safari-User-Assisted-Applescript-Exec-Attack.html	X_refsource_misc
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/browser/safari_user_assisted_applescript_exec	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38535	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html	2016-12-24
https://support.apple.com/HT205375	2016-12-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				<= 10.11.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.11.0"		-		Affected