CVE-2021-1826

webkitgtk: Logic issue leading to universal cross site scripting attack

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting.

Se abordó un problema lógico con restricciones mejoradas. Este problema se corrigió en macOS Big Sur versión 11.3, iOS versión 14.5 e iPadOS versión 14.5, watchOS versión 7.4, tvOS versión 14.5. El procesamiento de contenido web diseñado maliciosamente puede conllevar un ataque de tipo cross site scripting universal

macOS Big Sur 11.3 addresses buffer overflow, bypass, code execution, cross site scripting, denial of service, double free, heap corruption, integer overflow, out of bounds read, out of bounds write, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-12-08 CVE Reserved
2021-04-28 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317	2021-09-16
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323	2021-09-16
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324	2021-09-16
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325	2021-09-16
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-1826	2021-05-18
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1986860	2021-05-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 14.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 14.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 11.0 < 11.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 14.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 7.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 7.4"		-		Affected