Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in macOS - CVE-2024-27844

 

Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in macOS - CVE-2024-27844

Published: August 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95295
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-2024-27844
CWE-ID: CWE-1021
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists within the Safari component. A website's permission dialog may persist after navigation away from the site, which can trick the victim into granting permissions for a dangerous website.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
Apple Safari

How to mitigate CVE-2024-27844

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 14.5 23F79
visionOS - update to 1.2
Apple Safari - update to 17.5

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