XSS in Apple Icloud

CVE-2017-7089

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. Safari before 11 is affected. iCloud before 7.0 on Windows is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks via a crafted web site that is mishandled during parent-tab processing.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.067 (93.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.7% 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-2017-7089: held from 0.067 to 0.067.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.067 · newest: 0.067 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7089?
CVE-2017-7089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Icloud, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-7089?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7089 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.