Apple Safari iFrame cross-domain policy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component iFrame Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross-domain policy. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-44187. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component iFrame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-domain policy vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-942. The product uses a cross-domain policy file that includes domains that should not be trusted. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

A cross-origin issue existed with "iframe" elements. This was addressed with improved tracking of security origins. This issue is fixed in Safari 18, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18, visionOS 2, watchOS 11. A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-44187 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/05/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208985 (Debian dsa-5792 : gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208985). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-domain policy
CWE: CWE-942 / CWE-346 / CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208985
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-5792 : gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 🔍
09/17/2024 +28 days 🔍
09/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2026 +565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277724

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 08:14
Updated: 04/05/2026 06:45
Changes: 09/17/2024 08:14 (53), 09/21/2024 04:53 (1), 09/26/2024 13:19 (11), 10/15/2024 06:56 (2), 03/10/2025 02:12 (3), 04/05/2026 06:45 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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