Vulnerability · Published Jun 10, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2024-27838
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.46.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:9636 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.46.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:8180 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.46.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:9636 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.46.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:8180 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.46.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:9636 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.46.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:8180 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.46.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:9636 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.46.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:8180 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.44.3-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.44.3-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5762-1 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.44.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.44.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.44.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.44.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.46.3-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:9636 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.46.1-2.el9_4 | RLSA-2024:8180 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27838 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27838 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120896
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120898
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120901
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120902
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120905
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120906
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214100 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214108 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214104 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214103 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214102 x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jun/5 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214108
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214104
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214102
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214100