CVE-2024-40794
Apple Safari Privilege Escalation
Description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, Safari 17.6. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.
INFO
Published Date :
July 29, 2024, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 23, 2024, 3:18 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40794
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2024-40794.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-40794 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-40794 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.6 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 30, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 30, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 [No types assigned] -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, Safari 17.6. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication. Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-40794 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-40794
weaknesses.