Safari is one of the fastest browsers in the world and was developed by the company Apple especially for the brand's devices. However, recently there has been a bug in safari browser capable of violating the privacy of users that has not yet been corrected by the company. Know the details of this situation now.
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The flaw was discovered and disclosed last Friday (14) by FingerprintJS. This is a vulnerability that could end up exposing the data of the Google account logged into the browser, if cybercriminals have access, as well as the browsing history.
What is the bug in Safari?
The browser has flaws in the indexed implementation of the IndexedDB API on iOS and macOS systems, according to the service responsible for fraud and fingerprint detection. The function of this programming interface is to store data in the respective browser and restrict access to them.
There is a policy called “same origin”, according to which a website cannot have access to databases generated by others other than its own. The error in the Safari system is allowing the violation of this policy, hence the risk of exposing the information.
The disturbance in the system is worrying, in particular, for those who access Google services in the browser. However, the problem can also affect other platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Netflix, for example.
What are the consequences of the Apple browser problem?
According to experts, malicious sites can take advantage of the flaw in order to perform a data scraping, which is a technique to extract information from platforms, and thus discover other elements about a person. In this way, it is possible to access even the user's profile image.
Is there a fix for the vulnerability in Safari?
It is not yet known when the problem will be resolved, but Apple is currently testing the iOS/iPadOS 15.3 and also macOS Monterey 12.2. Therefore, it may be that these new versions fix the bug.
What to do to avoid data exposure?
While they do not solve the inconvenience, an alternative for users is to use another browser. However, this option is only valid for macOS, as all other browsers are affected on both iOS and iPadOS. Anyway, it remains to wait for Apple to correct the bug so that users can browse safely again.