CVE-2024-44309mediumunder attackCWE-79

CVE-2024-44309: medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari

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48Vexday Risk Score

Prioritize patching. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA.

ssvc Attendcvss 6.3epss 22%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDNov 19
CISA KEV+2d
What the vendors declare (VEX)

Official vendor statements in CSAF/VEX format: whether their product is affected, already fixed, or ruled out — and why. These are the vendor's assertions, not Vexday's judgment.

Affected
2 products (9 components)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
workaround: Do not process or load untrusted web content with WebKitGTK. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the following packages require WebKitGTK4: evolution-data-server, glade, gnome-boxes, gnome-initial-setup, gnome-online-accounts, gnome-shell, shotwell…
Fixed
15 products (458 components)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) · and others 10
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2024-12-12

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

In short

A flaw in how Safari handles cookies could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages you visit, potentially stealing your data or hijacking your session. This has been actively exploited on Intel-based Macs.

Technical detail

A cookie state management vulnerability in Safari enables cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks through maliciously crafted web content. The attack requires user interaction with a compromised or attacker-controlled website and impacts Safari on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, with documented active exploitation on Intel-based systems.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.

The full analysis of this CVE is available in Portuguese →

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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L