CVE-2017-2361
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Help Viewer" component, which allows XSS attacks via a crafted web site.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Apple macOS HelpViewer 10.12.1 - XSS Leads to Arbitrary File Execution / Arbitrary File Read
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037671
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1040
- https://support.apple.com/HT207483
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41443/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037671
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1040
- https://support.apple.com/HT207483
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41443/
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.