Information disclosure in Apple Safari
CVE-2017-7142
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Safari before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Storage" component. It allows attackers to bypass the Safari Private Browsing protection mechanism, and consequently obtain sensitive information about visited web sites.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039384 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100996 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT208116 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7142?
- CVE-2017-7142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7142?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.