Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.0.2 WebKit cross-domain policy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.0.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in cross-domain policy. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-30887. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.0.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-domain policy vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-942. The product uses a cross-domain policy file that includes domains that should not be trusted. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/25/2021 by Narendra Bhati as HT212867 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-30887. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/22/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to unexpectedly unenforced Content Security Policy

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236537 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0162: webkit2gtk3 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0162)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 15.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236537). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-domain policy
CWE: CWE-942 / CWE-346 / CWE-345
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236537
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0162: webkit2gtk3 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0162)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.1

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
10/25/2021 +195 days 🔍
10/25/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/27/2021 +2 days 🔍
05/22/2025 +1303 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212867
Researcher: Narendra Bhati
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185493
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2021 08:27
Updated: 05/22/2025 06:11
Changes: 10/27/2021 08:27 (18), 10/27/2021 08:30 (29), 10/31/2021 10:01 (2), 05/22/2025 06:11 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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