8.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-42852
Apple iOS/WatchOS/TVOS Safari Web Rendering Remote Code Execution
Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, tvOS 17.1. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 25, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 16, 2024, 3:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-42852 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple safari
6 Apple ipados
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-42852.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/15/1 Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RPPMOWFYZODONTA3RLZOKSGNR4DELGG2/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3O7ITSBZDHLBM5OG22K6RZAHRRTGECM/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZTCZGQPRDAOPP6NK4CIDJKIPMBWD5J7K/ Mailing List
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5557 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-42852 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-42852 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/15/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/15/1 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RPPMOWFYZODONTA3RLZOKSGNR4DELGG2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RPPMOWFYZODONTA3RLZOKSGNR4DELGG2/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3O7ITSBZDHLBM5OG22K6RZAHRRTGECM/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3O7ITSBZDHLBM5OG22K6RZAHRRTGECM/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZTCZGQPRDAOPP6NK4CIDJKIPMBWD5J7K/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZTCZGQPRDAOPP6NK4CIDJKIPMBWD5J7K/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5557 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5557 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3O7ITSBZDHLBM5OG22K6RZAHRRTGECM/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RPPMOWFYZODONTA3RLZOKSGNR4DELGG2/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5557 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/15/1 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZTCZGQPRDAOPP6NK4CIDJKIPMBWD5J7K/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-42852 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-42852 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.01%

score

0.56952

percentile

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