CVE-2017-2378

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10...

8.8 High

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. The issue involves bookmark creation in the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or spoof a bookmark by leveraging mishandling of links during drag-and-drop actions.

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.85%Up 2.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2017-2378
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-2378
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-11561 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-11561
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h58m-6p5h-58qg 8.8

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10...

Record: GHSA-h58m-6p5h-58qg
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-2378 8.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2378
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qtwebkit-opensource-src` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2.15.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1	None known
`qtwebkit-source` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.2-0ubuntu102.3.2-0ubuntu11	None known
`webkitgtk` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.9-2ubuntu22.4.10-0ubuntu12.4.11-0ubuntu0.1	None known
`qtwebkit-opensource-src` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.9.1+dfsg-5ubuntu15.9.1+dfsg-5ubuntu35.212.0~alpha2-5build25.212.0~alpha2-5build45.212.0~alpha2-75.212.0~alpha2-7build25.212.0~alpha2-7ubuntu1	None known
`qtwebkit-source` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.2-0ubuntu13	None known
`webkitgtk` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.11-32.4.11-3ubuntu22.4.11-3ubuntu3	None known
`qtwebkit-opensource-src` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.212.0~alpha3-35.212.0~alpha3-55.212.0~alpha3-65.212.0~alpha3-75.212.0~alpha4-15.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu15.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu25.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu2.1	None known
`qtwebkit-opensource-src` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.212.0~alpha4-125.212.0~alpha4-135.212.0~alpha4-145.212.0~alpha4-14build15.212.0~alpha4-14ubuntu25.212.0~alpha4-15ubuntu1	None known
`qtwebkit-opensource-src` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.212.0~alpha4-335.212.0~alpha4-33build15.212.0~alpha4-345.212.0~alpha4-34ubuntu35.212.0~alpha4-34ubuntu45.212.0~alpha4-36	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-2378 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apple Safari, published April 2, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.85%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.