Apple Safari up to 10.1.0 WebKit Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-2510. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.0 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity.

The bug was discovered 05/10/2017. The weakness was released 05/15/2017 by Richard Zhu (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT207804 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2510 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A logic issue existed in the handling of pageshow events. This issue was addressed with improved state management.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100355 (macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196798 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3303-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42067), Tenable (100355) and SecurityFocus (BID 98474†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-101294, VDB-101254, VDB-101262 and VDB-101263. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Universal
Class: Cross site scripting / Universal
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 100355
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207804
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 10.1.1

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12/01/2016 🔍
05/10/2017 +160 days 🔍
05/15/2017 +5 days 🔍
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05/16/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/22/2017 +6 days 🔍
05/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/27/2025 +2986 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207804
Researcher: Richard Zhu (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2510 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2510
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101351
SecurityFocus: 98474 - Apple iOS and Safari Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2510 - Apple - Multiple Products - Universal Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038487

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2017 09:18
Updated: 07/27/2025 00:47
Changes: 05/16/2017 09:18 (82), 09/28/2020 16:10 (11), 12/24/2020 09:58 (3), 07/27/2025 00:47 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:0E0:103

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