SB2021032633 - Universal XSS in Apple watchOS
Published: March 26, 2021 Updated: October 12, 2021
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Universal cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1879)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the WebKit engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of arbitrary website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.