CVE-2024-38367
CoacoaPods trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking
trunk.cocoapods.org is the authentication server for the CoacoaPods dependency manager. Prior to commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97, the trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking Compromising a victim’s session will result in a full takeover of the CocoaPods trunk account. The threat actor could manipulate their pod specifications, disrupt the distribution of legitimate libraries, or cause widespread disruption within the CocoaPods ecosystem. This was patched server-side with commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97 in October 2023.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
CoacoaPods trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking
trunk.cocoapods.org is the authentication server for the CoacoaPods dependency manager. Prior to commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97, the trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking Compromising a victim’s session will result in a full takeover of the CocoaPods trunk account. The threat actor could manipulate their pod specifications, disrupt the distribution of legitimate libraries, or cause widespread disruption within the CocoaPods ecosystem. This was patched server-side with commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97 in October 2023.
- Record
CVE-2024-38367- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-488
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-37281
trunk.cocoapods.org is the authentication server for the CoacoaPods dependency manager. Prior to commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97, the trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking Compromising a victim’s session will result in a full takeover of the CocoaPods trunk account. The threat actor could manipulate their pod specifications, disrupt the distribution of legitimate libraries, or cause widespread disruption within the CocoaPods ecosystem. This was patched server-side with commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97 in October 2023.
- Record
EUVD-2024-37281- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
trunk.cocoapods.org is the authentication server for the CoacoaPods dependency manager. Prior to commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97, the trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking Compromising a victim’s session will result in a full takeover of the CocoaPods trunk account. The threat actor could manipulate their pod specifications, disrupt the distribution of legitimate libraries, or cause widespread disruption within the CocoaPods ecosystem. This was patched server-side with commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97 in October 2023.
- Record
CVE-2024-38367- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-488
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
CoacoaPods trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking
trunk.cocoapods.org is the authentication server for the CoacoaPods dependency manager. Prior to commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97, the trunk sessions verification step could be manipulated for owner session hijacking Compromising a victim’s session will result in a full takeover of the CocoaPods trunk account. The threat actor could manipulate their pod specifications, disrupt the distribution of legitimate libraries, or cause widespread disruption within the CocoaPods ecosystem. This was patched server-side with commit d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97 in October 2023.
- Record
CVE-2024-38367- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-488
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-38367 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Cocoapods, published July 1, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/security/advisories/GHSA-52gf-m7v9-m333
blog.cocoapods.org/CocoaPods-Trunk-RCEs-2023
evasec.io/blog/eva-discovered-supply-chain-vulnerabities-in-cocoapods
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38367