Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.6.1 Safari Extensions state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.6.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Safari Extensions. The manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-32868. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.6.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Safari Extensions. 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 presented 09/12/2022 by Michael as HT213445 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32868. 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 06/04/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A website may be able to track users through Safari web extensions

Upgrading to version 15.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35934). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.7

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
09/12/2022 +95 days 🔍
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09/14/2022 +2 days 🔍
06/04/2026 +1359 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213445
Researcher: Michael
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32868 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208493
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2022 07:40
Updated: 06/04/2026 12:19
Changes: 09/14/2022 07:40 (19), 09/14/2022 07:43 (28), 10/16/2022 20:06 (2), 10/16/2022 20:14 (10), 06/04/2026 12:19 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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