CVE-2023-38572
webkitgtk: bypass Same Origin Policy
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. A website may be able to bypass Same Origin Policy.
A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. This flaw exists due to an error when handling the Same Origin Policy. A remote attacker can bypass Same Origin Policy restrictions.
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine. YeongHyeon Choi discovered that processing web content may disclose sensitive information. Narendra Bhati discovered that a website may be able to bypass the Same Origin Policy. Narendra Bhati, Valentino Dalla Valle, Pedro Bernardo, Marco Squarcina, and Lorenzo Veronese discovered that processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2023-07-20 CVE Reserved
- 2023-07-25 CVE Published
- 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-942: Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains
CAPEC
References (13)
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| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213847 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38572 | 2023-11-14 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2231028 | 2023-11-14 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" | < 16.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " < 16.6" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" | < 15.7.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 15.7.8" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" | >= 16.0 < 16.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " >= 16.0 < 16.6" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" | < 15.7.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 15.7.8" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" | >= 16.0 < 16.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " >= 16.0 < 16.6" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" | >= 13.0 < 13.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 13.0 < 13.5" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" | < 16.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 16.6" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" | < 9.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 9.6" | - |
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