CVE-2017-7143
published 2017-10-23CVE-2017-7143: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Captive Network Assistant" component. It allows…
PriorityP425medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.33%
25.1th percentile
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Captive Network Assistant" component. It allows remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords in opportunistic circumstances by sniffing the network during use of the captive portal browser, which has a UI error that can lead to cleartext transmission without the user's awareness.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | <= 10.12.6 | — |
| apple | macos_high_sierra | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Apple
CVE-2017-7143: macOS High Sierra 10.13
vendor_apple·2017-09-25·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-7143 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-7143: macOS High Sierra 10.13
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13
Product: macOS High Sierra
Version: 10.13
CVE: CVE-2017-7143
Component: Captive Network Assistant
Impact: A local user may unknowingly send a password unencrypted over the network
Description: The security state of the captive portal browser was not obvious. This issue was addressed with improved visibility of the captive portal browser security state.
GHSA
GHSA-hg8f-92x2-c6m7: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-7143 [MEDIUM] CWE-319 GHSA-hg8f-92x2-c6m7: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Captive Network Assistant" component. It allows remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords in opportunistic circumstances by sniffing the network during use of the captive portal browser, which has a UI error that can lead to cleartext transmission without the user's awareness.
No detection rules found.
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No writeups or analysis indexed.
2017-10-23
Published