CVE-2017-7142medium
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Description
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.
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100996
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-10-23
Updated: 2017-10-26
Type: CWE-200
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 1.4
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 10.1.2 (inclusive)
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700542 | Apple iOS < 11.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus Network Monitor | Mobile Devices | critical |
| 700499 | Apple Safari < 11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus Network Monitor | Web Clients | medium |
| 106549 | openSUSE Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-2018-118) (Meltdown) (Spectre) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 106370 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2018:0219-1) (Meltdown) (Spectre) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 103420 | Apple iOS < 11 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus | Mobile Devices | critical |
| 103360 | macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | high |