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
EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Apple Safari
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.