CVE-2023-23529

Apple Multiple Products WebKit Type Confusion 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 type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, Safari 16.3. 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.

A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. This issue occurs when processing maliciously crafted web content in WebKit. This may, in theory, allow a remote attacker to create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger type confusion, and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Apple iOS, MacOS, Safari and iPadOS WebKit contain a type confusion 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

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 8.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-01-12 CVE Reserved
2023-02-14 Exploited in Wild
2023-02-15 CVE Published
2023-03-07 KEV Due Date
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-10-18 EPSS Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213633	2024-06-28
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213635	2024-06-28
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213638	2024-06-28
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673	2024-06-28
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23529	2023-02-22
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2169934	2023-02-22

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"				< 16.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " < 16.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 15.7.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 15.7.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				>= 16.0 < 16.3.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " >= 16.0 < 16.3.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 15.7.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 15.7.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				>= 16.0 < 16.3.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " >= 16.0 < 16.3.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 13.0 < 13.2.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 13.0 < 13.2.1"		-		Affected