CVE-2017-2361 json
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
published 2017-02-20 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-11544
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.1%
- EPSS 17.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-41443)
Exploit prediction
17.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-41443 Apple macOS HelpViewer 10.12.1 - XSS Leads to Arbitrary File Execution / Arbitrary File Read remote, 2017-02-23
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/41443/
exploit
-
support.apple.com
/HT207483
vendor-advisory
- bugs.chromium.org /p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1040
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1037671
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/95723
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-2361
- NVD CVE-2017-2361
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