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.
- Published
- Jul 1, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 11.1% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-488
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Action score
41
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 38 / 40 · 9.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 11.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.6
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 8.2
- 1.4 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cocoapods | trunk.cocoapods.org | cpe:2.3:a:cocoapods:trunk.cocoapods.org |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cocoapods trunk.cocoapods.orgbefore 2023-10-27
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
CocoaPods CocoaPods
- < d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97affected
Same product
cocoapods: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-38366CoacoaPods trunk RCE in email verification system rfc-82245Plan
- CVE-2024-38368Trunk's 'Claim your pod' could be used to obtain un-used pods41Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-488 · Exposure of Data Element to Wrong SessionCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Noroxi analysis
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References
- blog.cocoapods.org/CocoaPods-Trunk-RCEs-2023
- github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/security/advisories/GHSA-52gf-m7v9-m333
- github.com/CocoaPods/trunk.cocoapods.org/commit/d4fa66f49cedab449af9a56a21ab40697b9f7b97
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.