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CVE-2017-2479

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2479 describes a Same Origin Policy bypass vulnerability within the WebKit component affecting various Apple products, including iOS before 10.3, Safari before 10.1, iCloud before 6.2 on Windows, iTunes before 12.6 on Windows, and tvOS before 10.2. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information through a crafted website, requiring user interaction. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists for a Universal Cross-Site Scripting via a Focus Event and a Link Element, indicating publicly available exploit code. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 12.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-41866 · Apr 11, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0574 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media 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.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

support.apple.com / HT207599
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207600
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207601
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207607
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207617
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/41866
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/97176
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038157
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry