CVE-2023-28205

Apple Multiple Products 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 Safari 16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1. 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 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.

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.

*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

2023-03-13 CVE Reserved
2023-04-10 CVE Published
2023-04-10 Exploited in Wild
2023-05-01 KEV Due Date
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-11-15 EPSS Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720	Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721	Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722	Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723	Release Notes

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28205	2023-04-20
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185724	2023-04-20

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"				< 16.4.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " < 16.4.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 15.7.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 15.7.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				>= 16.0 < 16.4.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " >= 16.0 < 16.4.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 15.7.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 15.7.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				>= 16.0 < 16.4.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " >= 16.0 < 16.4.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				< 13.3.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " < 13.3.1"		-		Affected