Vulnerability in Cocoapods
CVE-2024-38366
trunk.cocoapods.org is the authentication server for the CoacoaPods dependency manager. The part of trunk which verifies whether a user has a real email address on signup used a rfc-822 library which executes a shell command to validate th…
EPSS: 0.585 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cocoapods — versions < 001cc3a430e75a16307f5fd6cdff1363ad2f40f3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/security/advisories/GHSA-x2x4-g675-qg7c (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://blog.cocoapods.org/CocoaPods-Trunk-RCEs-2023 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://evasec.webflow.io/blog/eva-discovered-supply-chain-vulnerabities-in-cocoapods#2-remote-code-execution-on-the-cocoapods-trunk-server (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38366?
- CVE-2024-38366 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cocoapods, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-07-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38366?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-38366 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.