CVE-2017-13819medium
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Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "HelpViewer" component. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by bypassing the Same Origin Policy for quarantined HTML documents.
References
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-11-13
Updated: 2017-11-27
Type: CWE-79
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Impact Score: 2.7
Exploitability Score: 2.8
Severity: MEDIUM
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 10.13.0 (inclusive)
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700511 | macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus Network Monitor | Operating System Detection | critical |
| 104379 | macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2017-001 and 2017-004) | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | critical |
| 103598 | macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | critical |