CVE-2017-2486 - Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

Severity

43%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

48%

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Demo Examples

Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

CWE-425

If forced browsing is possible, an attacker may be able to directly access a sensitive page by entering a URL similar to the following.


               
http://somesite.com/someapplication/admin.jsp

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2017-04-02 01:59:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

Apple Safari

References

97147

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1038138

https://support.apple.com/HT207600

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT207617

Vendor Advisory

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