VDB-270135 · CVE-2024-38367 · GCVE-0-2024-38367

CocoaPods wrong session

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CocoaPods. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in wrong session. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-38367. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in CocoaPods (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a wrong session vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-488. The product does not sufficiently enforce boundaries between the states of different sessions, causing data to be provided to, or used by, the wrong session. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

trunk.cocoapods.org is the authentication server for the CoacoaPods dependency manager. Prior to commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97, the trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking Compromising a victim’s session will result in a full takeover of the CocoaPods trunk account. The threat actor could manipulate their pod specifications, disrupt the distribution of legitimate libraries, or cause widespread disruption within the CocoaPods ecosystem. This was patched server-side with commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97 in October 2023.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-38367 since 06/14/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying the patch d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Name

CocoaPods

Website

Product: https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Wrong session
CWE: CWE-488
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97

Timelineinfo

06/14/2024 🔍
07/01/2024 +17 days 🔍
07/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2025 +263 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38367 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38367
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270135

Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2024 23:03
Updated: 03/21/2025 16:10
Changes: 07/01/2024 23:03 (59), 09/18/2024 17:27 (15), 03/21/2025 16:10 (3)
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