CVE-2016-4618 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2016-4618?

CVE-2016-4618 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 25 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Safari Reader in Apple iOS before 10 and Safari before 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted web site, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4618?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Safari.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4618?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-4618 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-69v6-gr9w-75g2.