UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7089

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7089

    Published: 18 Oct 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7089
    Aliases:
    USN-3460-1

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. Safari before 11 is affected. iCloud before 7.0 on Windows is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks via a crafted web site that is mishandled during parent-tab processing.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7089, https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0008.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3460-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7089

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: webkit2gtk

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.18.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

    Affected versions

    2.8.5+dfsg1-3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High