What is CVE-2017-17859?

CVE-2017-17859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Internet_browser, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-17859?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Samsung Internet_browser

CVE-2017-17859

Samsung Internet Browser 6.2.01.12 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and conduct UXSS attacks to obtain sensitive information, via vectors involving an IFRAME element inside XSLT data in one part of an MHTML file. S…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (74.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Internet_browser — versions 6.2.01.12
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17859?: CVE-2017-17859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Internet_browser, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-17859?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.