CVE-2018-4200

HIGH

Safari < 11.1 - Remote Code Execution via WebCore::jsElementScrollHeightGetter Use-After-Free

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-4200. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept exploit for a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit (CVE-2018-4200). The PoC triggers the vulnerability by manipulating DOM elements and styles, leading to a heap-use-after-free condition, which could potentially be exploited for remote code execution.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3.1 is affected. Safari before 11.1 is affected. iCloud before 7.5 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.5 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site that triggers a WebCore::jsElementScrollHeightGetter use-after-free.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · htmldosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44566

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This is a proof-of-concept exploit for a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit (CVE-2018-4200). The PoC triggers the vulnerability by manipulating DOM elements and styles, leading to a heap-use-after-free condition, which could potentially be exploited for remote code execution.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Racy

Target: WebKit (Revision 227958 on OSX)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage or be tricked into refreshing the page multiple times

MITRE ATT&CK