CVE-2017-17859

Description

Samsung Internet Browser 6.2.01.12 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and conduct UXSS attacks to obtain sensitive information, via vectors involving an IFRAME element inside XSLT data in one part of an MHTML file. Specifically, JavaScript code in another part of this MHTML file does not have a document.domain value corresponding to the domain that is hosting the MHTML file, but instead has a document.domain value corresponding to an arbitrary URL within the content of the MHTML file.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Third-Party Advisory blogspot.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://poctestblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/samsung-internet-browser-sop-bypassuxss.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17859?
CVE-2017-17859 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17859?
To fix CVE-2017-17859, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-17859 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17859 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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