CVE-2017-17859

Published: Dec 24, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79

6.1MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

samsung

commercial·KRaka samsung electronics

internet browserDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://poctestblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/samsung-internet-browser-sop-bypassuxss.html

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