CVE-2016-4618 describes a Universal Cross-site Scripting (UXSS) vulnerability in Safari Reader, affecting Apple iOS before version 10 and Safari before version 10. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into a user's browser by enticing them to visit a specially crafted website. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, though it received some media coverage at the time of disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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