CVE-2024-27838 (GCVE-0-2024-27838)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-10 20:56 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:16
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple Safari Affected: 0 , < 17.5 (custom)
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 16.7.8 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 17.5 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.5 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: 0 , < 17.5 (custom)
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Apple visionOS Affected: 0 , < 1.2 (custom)
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Apple watchOS Affected: 0 , < 10.5 (custom)
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