CVE-2017-2479

MEDIUM

Safari < 10.1 - Same Origin Policy Bypass via WebKit

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-2479. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a race condition in WebKit's Container::replaceAllChildren to create an iframe with an attached frame but no parent, leading to arbitrary JavaScript execution. It triggers a focus event during stylesheet loading to manipulate the DOM and achieve code execution.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. iCloud before 6.2 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.6 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · htmlwebappsmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41866

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This exploit leverages a race condition in WebKit's Container::replaceAllChildren to create an iframe with an attached frame but no parent, leading to arbitrary JavaScript execution. It triggers a focus event during stylesheet loading to manipulate the DOM and achieve code execution.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Racy

Target: Safari 10.0.3 (WebKit)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage · Safari 10.0.3 or vulnerable WebKit version

MITRE ATT&CK