Apple watchOS Webpage information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple watchOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Webpage Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-23206. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS (Smartwatch Operating System) (version now known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Webpage Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.3, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, tvOS 17.3, watchOS 10.3. A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user.

The weakness was released 01/23/2024. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-23206 since 01/12/2024. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209834 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2024:3751-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209834) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1213). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Oracle Linux

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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ADP CISA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209834
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2024:3751-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/12/2024 🔍
01/23/2024 +11 days 🔍
01/23/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2026 +800 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2024-97faaca23d
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23206 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23206
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251761
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1213 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2024 07:11
Updated: 04/02/2026 21:32
Changes: 01/23/2024 07:11 (39), 02/16/2024 14:30 (1), 02/16/2024 14:34 (11), 06/11/2024 05:20 (15), 10/27/2024 21:01 (3), 04/20/2025 14:05 (3), 09/06/2025 20:27 (7), 04/02/2026 21:32 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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