CVE-2017-13819
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "HelpViewer" component. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by bypassing the Same Origin Policy for quarantined HTML documents.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "HelpViewer" component. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by bypassing the Same Origin Policy for quarantined HTML documents.
- Record
CVE-2017-13819- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "HelpViewer" component. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by bypassing the Same Origin Policy for quarantined HTML documents.
- Record
CVE-2017-13819- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5334 No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "HelpViewer" component. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by bypassing the Same Origin Policy for quarantined HTML documents.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5334- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-939v-xh4g-2mvp
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "HelpViewer" component. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by bypassing the Same Origin Policy for quarantined HTML documents.
- Record
GHSA-939v-xh4g-2mvp- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13819 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.