What is CVE-2017-2492?

CVE-2017-2492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-2492?

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

XSS in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2017-2492

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "JavaScriptCore" component. It allows remote attackers to conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks via a crafted web site that triggers prototype mishandling.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2492?: CVE-2017-2492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-2492?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.