Apple macOS WebKit ui layer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-42799. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1021. The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts frame objects or UI layers that belong to another application or domain, which can lead to user confusion about which interface the user is interacting with. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 10/24/2022 by Jihwan Kim as HT213488 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-42799. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211346 (Fedora 37 : webkitgtk (2022-08fdc4138a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211346) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1185). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Ui layer
CWE: CWE-1021
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211346
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : webkitgtk (2022-08fdc4138a)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +13 days 🔍
10/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
11/29/2025 +1131 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213488
Researcher: Jihwan Kim
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42799 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42799
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212155
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1185 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 09:03
Updated: 11/29/2025 22:13
Changes: 10/25/2022 09:03 (16), 10/25/2022 09:07 (28), 11/23/2022 18:41 (2), 11/23/2022 18:48 (11), 11/15/2024 10:56 (17), 04/28/2025 21:57 (3), 11/29/2025 22:13 (7)
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