CVE-2017-2361 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 17.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Help Viewer" component, which allows XSS attacks via a crafted web site.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 17.13% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-02-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple macOS HelpViewer 10.12.1 - XSS Leads to Arbitrary File Execution / Arbitrary File Read | 2017-02-23 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037671
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1040
- https://support.apple.com/HT207483
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41443/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037671
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1040
- https://support.apple.com/HT207483
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41443/
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