Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.3.1 WebKit state issue

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4.1$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.3.1 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-22662. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 03/14/2022 by Prakash as HT213182 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22662. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/30/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information

Upgrading to version 15.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-2044). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Gentoo Linux
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.4

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
03/14/2022 +68 days 🔍
03/14/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
11/30/2025 +1356 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213182
Researcher: Prakash
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194981
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-2044 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 09:12
Updated: 11/30/2025 06:15
Changes: 03/15/2022 09:12 (19), 03/15/2022 09:15 (28), 03/17/2022 09:18 (1), 11/30/2025 06:15 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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