| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Website Handler. Performing a manipulation results in state issue. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-42817. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Website Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-371. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, watchOS 9.1. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may leak sensitive data.
The weakness was released 11/02/2022. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-42817 since 10/11/2022. 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 04/21/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔍VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 6.5
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: State issueCWE: CWE-371
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
10/11/2022 🔍11/02/2022 🔍
11/02/2022 🔍
04/21/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-42817 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212721
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 11/02/2022 07:33Updated: 04/21/2025 23:23
Changes: 11/02/2022 07:33 (40), 12/03/2022 09:12 (12), 04/21/2025 23:23 (15)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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