CVE-2017-2371
The issue involves the "WebKit" component, which allows remote attackers to launch popups via a crafted web site.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component, which allows remote attackers to launch popups via a crafted web site.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.77% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 February 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 5.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95735Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207482Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41451/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95735Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207482Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41451/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.