CVE-2017-7161

HIGH

Safari < 11.0.2 - Remote Code Execution via WebKit Web Inspector

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Web Inspector" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via special characters that trigger command injection.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208324
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3551-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0216
EPSS Percentile 79.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-77
Status published
Products (3)
apple/safari < 11.0.2
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.10
Published Apr 03, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026