Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-38367CoacoaPods trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in CocoaPods from CocoaPods. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 11.1% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
trunk.cocoapods.org is the authentication server for the CoacoaPods dependency manager. Prior to commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97, the trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking Compromising a victim’s session will result in a full takeover of the CocoaPods trunk account. The threat actor could manipulate their pod specifications, disrupt the distribution of legitimate libraries, or cause widespread disruption within the CocoaPods ecosystem. This was patched server-side with commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97 in October 2023.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-488 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/security/advisories/GHSA-52gf-m7v9-m333 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/CocoaPods/trunk.cocoapods.org/commit/d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97 x_refsource_MISC
- https://blog.cocoapods.org/CocoaPods-Trunk-RCEs-2023 x_refsource_MISC
- https://evasec.io/blog/eva-discovered-supply-chain-vulnerabities-in-cocoapods#vulnerability-3-achieving-zero-click-account-takeover-by-defeating-email-security-boundaries x_refsource_MISC