CVE-2021-1879 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

This issue was addressed by improved management of object lifetimes. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.2, iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2, watchOS 7.3.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is in the KEV database since Nov. 3, 2021.

The EPSS score is 0.01765.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Apple	Ipados Iphone Os Watchos

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-7343	This issue was addressed by improved management of object lifetimes. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.2, iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2, watchOS 7.3.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212256
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212257
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212258

History

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2021-04-02T18:07:52.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:38:14.044Z

Reserved: 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-1879

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:25:06.324Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-04-02T19:15:20.770

Modified: 2025-02-28T14:44:48.713

Link: CVE-2021-1879

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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