Spoofing attack in Apple Safari - CVE-2024-40817
Published: July 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94884
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40817
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can spoof page content.
Affected software
Apple Safari
macOS
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-40817
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple Safari - update to 17.6
macOS - addressed in versions 12.7.6 21H1320, 13.6.8 22G820, 14.6 23G80
macOS - addressed in versions 12.7.6 21H1320, 13.6.8 22G820, 14.6 23G80