CVE-2024-44309 Apple Multiple Products: web page flaw
In plain words: A web app can be made to act on someone's behalf or reach places it should not. Stolen sessions, actions taken as the victim, or access to internal systems.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Dec 12, 2024
What to do
- Install Apple's security update for Multiple Products. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Turn on automatic updates for the operating system and for Office, PDF and archive apps.
- Be careful with unexpected attachments — documents, .zip/.rar files and shortcuts are common bait.
- Use a normal (non-admin) account day to day and keep built-in protection like Microsoft Defender on.
Who is affected
Could reach you. This one is aimed at devices or apps of the kind people own.
What's at risk: Your files, saved passwords and accounts. Many of these let a program that is already running gain full administrator control.
The details
- Official name
- Apple Multiple Products Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- Product
- Apple Multiple Products
- CISA description
- Apple iOS, macOS, and other Apple products contain an unspecified vulnerability when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
- Type of flaw
- Web page flaw (CWE-79)
- Confirmed exploited
- Nov 21, 2024
- US federal patch deadline
- Dec 12, 2024
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Questions about CVE-2024-44309
Is CVE-2024-44309 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-44309 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 21, 2024, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44309?
Install Apple's security update for Multiple Products. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Turn on automatic updates for the operating system and for Office, PDF and archive apps.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-44309?
Only if you use Apple Multiple Products. This one is aimed at devices or apps of the kind people own.