Spoofing attack in macOS - CVE-2024-40797

 

Spoofing attack in macOS - CVE-2024-40797

Published: September 17, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97354
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40797
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Safari. A remote attacker can spoof the page content.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-40797

Install updates from vendor's website.

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