CVE-2024-40844
Apple Shortcuts Temporary File Handling Privilege Escalation Privacy Vulnerability
Description
A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to observe data displayed to the user by Shortcuts.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 17, 2024, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 24, 2024, 3:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2024-40844.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 | 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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-40844 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-10 macOS Ventura 13.7
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APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-9 macOS Sonoma 14.7
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APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-8 iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7
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APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-2 macOS Sequoia 15
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-40844 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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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 24, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.7 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to observe data displayed to the user by Shortcuts. Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 [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-2024-40844 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-2024-40844
weaknesses.