CVE-2021-30897 (GCVE-0-2021-30897)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-24 18:50 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:48
VLAI
Summary
An issue existed in the specification for the resource timing API. The specification was updated and the updated specification was implemented. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 12.0 (custom)
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