Safari < 14.0.2 Vulnerability

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 701295
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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Safari installed on the remote host is prior to 14.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the HT212007 advisory. Note that Nessus Network Monitor has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Safari version 14.0.2 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212007

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 701295

Family: Web Clients

Published: 12/15/2020

Updated: 12/15/2020

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15969