Actively exploited · Published Nov 19, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2024-44309
Medium 6.3 Exploited
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 21, 2024). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 21.9% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Dec 12, 2024.
Official description
A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.1.1, iOS 17.7.2 and iPadOS 17.7.2, iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, visionOS 2.1.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.46.3-2.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:10481 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.46.3-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:10472 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.46.3-2.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:10481 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.46.3-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:10472 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.46.3-2.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:10481 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.46.3-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:10472 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.46.3-2.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:10481 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.46.3-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:10472 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.46.4-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.46.4-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5823-1 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.46.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.46.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.46.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.46.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.46.3-2.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:10481 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-7142-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44309 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | USN-7142-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44309 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121752
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121753
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121754
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121755
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121756
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-44309 government-resource
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00003.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/16