Vulnerability · Published Apr 11, 2025 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42875
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity code injection 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 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42875 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5527-1 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42875 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42875 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42875 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42875 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42875 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42875 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42875 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42875 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42875 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N