CVEs / CVE-2023-28205
CVE-2023-28205: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 10 Apr 2023
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
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.
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 and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | from unspecified, before 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Apple Safari | from unspecified, before 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | from unspecified, before 16.4 | 16.4 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 10 Apr 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 1 May 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2023-28205 on NVD
- CVE-2023-28205 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723 (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2023-28205 on OSV
- 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
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28205 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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