XSS in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2016-7650

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Safari Reader" component, which allows remote attackers to conduct UXSS attacks via a crafted web site.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-7650: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7650?
CVE-2016-7650 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7650?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-7650 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.