CVE-2024-23280

An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, tvOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4. A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user.

Published: 2024-03-08 Last update: 2026-04-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-23280 is rated Moderate Risk (51.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.67%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-23280

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 0.64% 0.67% +0.04%
2 2026-04-21 0.51% 0.64% +0.12%
3 2026-03-21 — 0.51% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-23280

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.6 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-23280

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-23280

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-23280 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (webkit2gtk, wpewebkit), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 8, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-23280
gentoo high CVE-2024-23280: 1 GLSA(s) (202407-13), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/webkit-gtk); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2024-23280
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23280
suse high CVE-2024-23280 severity important: SUSE including 111 source package names (WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.44.0-150400.4.78.1, WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.44.2-150600.12.3.1, …), 385 product×package rows across 37 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, SUSE Liberty Linux 8, … (37 product lines)): Fixed 385. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23280/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-23280 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit2gtk, webkitgtk, wpewebkit), 33 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, upstream, xenial): ignored 16, DNE 10, needs-triage 3, released 3, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23280

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-23280

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple safari < 17.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipad_os < 17.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 17.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 14.0, < 14.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 17.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 10.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 38 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 39 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 40 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webkitgtk webkitgtk < 2.44.0 cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wpewebkit wpe_webkit < 2.44.0 cpe:2.3:a:wpewebkit:wpe_webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-23280

URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120881
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120882
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120893
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120894
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120895
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/20 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/24 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/25 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/26/1 Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AO4BNNL5X2LQBJ6WX7VT4SGMA6R7DUU5/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BAIPBVDQV3GHMSNSZNEJCRZEPM7BEYGF/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IXLXIOAH5S7J22LJTCIAVFVVJ4TESAX4/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PXORDRCSQAQU436W4S2Z3X5B5PDXL3LI/ Mailing List
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214086 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214088 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214089 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214081
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214086
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214089
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