CVE-2011-1774 describes a critical vulnerability in Apple Safari before version 5.0.6, stemming from improper libxslt security settings within WebKit. This flaw allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files and subsequently execute arbitrary code on affected systems by enticing a user to a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but enabling complete integrity and availability compromise. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit, indicating a high potential for exploitation, despite a lack of public community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.