Actively exploited · Published Apr 10, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-28205
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on April 10, 2023). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 27.1% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by May 1, 2023.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | ALSA-2023:1919 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.38.5-1.el8_8.3 | ALSA-2023:3108 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.38.5-1.el9_2.1 | ALSA-2023:2653 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | ALSA-2023:1918 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.38.5-1.el8_8.3 | ALSA-2023:3108 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | ALSA-2023:1919 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | ALSA-2023:1918 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.38.5-1.el9_2.1 | ALSA-2023:2653 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | ALSA-2023:1919 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.38.5-1.el8_8.3 | ALSA-2023:3108 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.38.5-1.el9_2.1 | ALSA-2023:2653 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | ALSA-2023:1918 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | ALSA-2023:1919 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.38.5-1.el8_8.3 | ALSA-2023:3108 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.38.5-1.el9_2.1 | ALSA-2023:2653 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | ALSA-2023:1918 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.40.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.40.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.40.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.38.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.38.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.38.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | RLSA-2023:1919 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | RLSA-2023:1918 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28205 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28205 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6061-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28205 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28205 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15.7 |
| Apple | Safari | unspecified – before 16.4 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 13.3 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 16.4 |
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H