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MEDIUM

CVE-2017-20041

CVE-2017-20041 — Ucweb UC Browser HTML URL improper restriction of rendered ui layers

A vulnerability was found in Ucweb UC Browser 11.2.5.932. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTML Handler. The manipulation of the argument title leads to improper restriction of rendered ui layers (URL). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, VulDB

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.

Exploitation

Unreported

no source claims exploitation

EPSS

1%

chance of exploitation in 30 days

Affects

ucweb

uc_browser

CVSS base

5.4

MEDIUM

CISA SSVC assessment

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

CISA

Exploitation

PoC

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

No

can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Affected scope

The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.

Vendors (1)

ucweb

Products (1)

uc browser

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.1MEDIUM——cvelistV5

Weakness & attack patterns

  • CWE-1021

Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.

  • T1036.004Masquerading: Masquerade Task or Service
  • T1056Input Capture
  • T1548.004Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Elevated Execution with Prompt

References

2 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

  • ucwebevery CVE for this vendor
  • CWE-1021other pages naming this weakness

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.