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Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-38572

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk32.40.5-1.el8ALSA-2023:7055
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk32.40.5-1.el9ALSA-2023:6535
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3-devel2.40.5-1.el8ALSA-2023:7055
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3-devel2.40.5-1.el9ALSA-2023:6535
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3-jsc2.40.5-1.el8ALSA-2023:7055
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3-jsc2.40.5-1.el9ALSA-2023:6535
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel2.40.5-1.el8ALSA-2023:7055
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel2.40.5-1.el9ALSA-2023:6535
Debian:12webkit2gtk2.40.5-1~deb12u1DSA-5468-1
Debian:12webkit2gtk2.40.5-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38572
Debian:13webkit2gtk2.40.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38572
Debian:14webkit2gtk2.40.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38572
Debian:12wpewebkitno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-38572
Debian:13wpewebkit2.40.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38572
Debian:14wpewebkit2.40.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSqtwebkit-opensource-srcno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-38572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSqtwebkit-opensource-srcno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-38572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwebkit2gtk2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwebkit2gtk2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-6289-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwpewebkitno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-38572

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple Safari unspecified – before 16.6
Apple tvOS unspecified – before 16.6
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 16.6
Apple macOS unspecified – before 13.5
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 15.7
Apple watchOS unspecified – before 9.6

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