CVE-2022-22620

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Webkit Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1, Safari 15.3 (v. 16612.4.9.1.8 and 15612.4.9.1.8). Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Se abordó un problema de uso de memoria previamente liberada con una administración de memoria mejorada. Este problema es corregido en macOS Monterey versión 12.2.1, iOS versión 15.3.1 y iPadOS versión 15.3.1, Safari versión 15.3 (v. 16612.4.9.1.8 y 15612.4.9.1.8). El procesamiento de contenido web diseñado de forma maliciosa puede conllevar a una ejecución de código arbitrario. Apple presenta conocimiento de un informe que indica que este problema puede haber sido explotado activamente..

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. The vulnerability occurs when processing HTML content in WebKit. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trick the victim into opening a specially crafted web page, triggering a use-after-free error and leading to the execution of arbitrary code on the system.

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS WebKit contain a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-01-05 CVE Reserved
2022-02-11 CVE Published
2022-02-11 Exploited in Wild
2022-02-25 KEV Due Date
2022-08-09 First Exploit
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-10-22 EPSS Updated

CWE

CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/kmeps4/CVE-2022-22620	2023-04-14
https://github.com/springsec/CVE-2022-22620	2022-08-09

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39	2024-05-16
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213091	2024-05-16
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213092	2024-05-16
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213093	2024-05-16
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22620	2022-05-10
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056474	2022-05-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari"				< 15.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " < 15.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 15.3.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 15.3.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 15.3.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 15.3.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 12.0.0 < 12.2.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 12.0.0 < 12.2.1"		-		Affected