RCE in Apple Safari
CVE-2017-7161
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Web Inspector" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via special characters that trigger command injection.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.022 (80.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Safari
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 17.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7161?
- CVE-2017-7161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7161?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.