Apple watchOS up to 6.2.4 WebKit Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.4. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-9805. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.4 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5, Safari 13.1.1, iTunes 12.10.7 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.2, iCloud for Windows 7.19. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting.

The weakness was released 05/18/2020 as HT211175 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-9805. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007. The advisory points out:

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241427 (RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (241427). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-155673, VDB-155674, VDB-155675 and VDB-155676. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Universal
Class: Cross site scripting / Universal
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 241427
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 6.2.5

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03/02/2020 🔍
05/18/2020 +77 days 🔍
05/18/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/29/2020 +11 days 🔍
07/08/2025 +1866 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211175
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9805 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9805
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155696
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2020 00:18
Updated: 07/08/2025 08:21
Changes: 05/30/2020 00:18 (47), 05/30/2020 00:23 (17), 10/19/2020 17:19 (1), 07/08/2025 08:21 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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