About the security content of Safari 18
This document describes the security content of Safari 18.
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Safari 18
Released September 16, 2024
WebKit
Available for: macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing
Description: The issue was addressed with improved UI.
WebKit Bugzilla: 279451
CVE-2024-40866: Hafiizh and YoKo Kho (@yokoacc) of HakTrak
WebKit
Available for: macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma
Impact: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin
Description: A cross-origin issue existed with "iframe" elements. This was addressed with improved tracking of security origins.
WebKit Bugzilla: 279452
CVE-2024-44187: Narendra Bhati, Manager of Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt. Ltd, Pune (India)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 268724
CVE-2024-40857: Ron Masas
Additional recognition
Safari
We would like to acknowledge Hafiizh and YoKo Kho (@yokoacc) of HakTrak for their assistance.
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