Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2021-1879

TLP:CLEAR

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS WebKit Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for universal cross-site scripting (XSS) when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

Facts

  • Vendor: Apple
  • Product: iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS
  • CVSS: 6.1
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 7.1 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 3 November 2021
  • First known exploitation: 3 November 2021
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 17 November 2021
  • Weakness: CWE-79
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 3 November 2021

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD