CVE-2017-2480
It allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information 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 4.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.31% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 11 April 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- apple/icloud · apple/itunes · apple/safari · apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 4.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. 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/97176Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038157
- https://support.apple.com/HT207599Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207600Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207601Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207607Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207617Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41865/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97176Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038157
- https://support.apple.com/HT207599Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207600Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207601Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207607Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207617Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41865/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.