CVE-2023-28205

A flaw was found in the webkitgtk package. An improper input validation issue may lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. This vulnerability allows attackers with network access to pass specially crafted web content files, causing Denial of Service or Arbitrary Code Execution.

Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine. Luan Herrera discovered that an HTML document may be able to render iframes with sensitive user information. P1umer and Q1IQ discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy. An anonymous researcher discovered that a website may be able to track sensitive user information. Clement Lecigne and Donncha O Cearbhaill discovered that 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.

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari 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.