CVEs / CVE-2024-23222
CVE-2024-23222: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 23 Jan 2024
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 10.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and Safari WebKit contain a type confusion 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 type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.3, iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, macOS Ventura 13.6.4, tvOS 17.3, visionOS 1.0.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. This fix associated with the Coruna exploit was shipped in iOS 17.3 on January 22, 2024. This update brings that fix to devices that cannot update to the latest iOS version.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Safari | before 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | before 15.8.7 | 15.8.7 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | before 16.7.5 | 16.7.5 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | before 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Apple macOS | before 12.7.3 | 12.7.3 |
| Apple macOS | before 13.6.4 | 13.6.4 |
| Apple macOS | before 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Apple tvOS | before 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Apple visionOS | before 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 23 Jan 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 13 Feb 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
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-843 |
References
- CVE-2024-23222 on NVD
- CVE-2024-23222 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214055 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214056 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214057 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214059 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214061 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214063 (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2024-23222 on OSV
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/118479 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120304 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120305 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120307 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120309 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120310 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120311 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120339 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126632 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/6 Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/34 Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/40 Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/US43EQFC2IS66EA2CPAZFH2RQ6WD7PKF/ Broken Link
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214055 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214059 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214061 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214055 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214056 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214057 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214058 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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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