# CVE-2024-23280: Information disclosure in Safari

> A malicious webpage can fingerprint users due to an injection issue in Apple Safari and related operating systems.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-23280, GHSA-qc99-8rmf-q4mv, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23280

## What is CVE-2024-23280?

CVE-2024-23280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipad Os, published on 8 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23280?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Apple Ipad Os, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos, Fedoraproject Fedora, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk, Wpewebkit Wpe Webkit.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23280?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-23280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipad Os

- [CVE-2021-1794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1794/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1795/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1796/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1818/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-23255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23255/): Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipad Os, published on 8 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Ipad Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23280

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23280/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.