Apple macOS up to 13.0 WebKit information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple macOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-46698. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was published 12/13/2022 by Dohyun Lee as HT213532 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-46698. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information

Upgrading to version 13.1 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 checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1185). Once again VulDB remains the best source 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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CVSSv3info

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: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.1

Timelineinfo

12/07/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +6 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
11/30/2025 +1082 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213532
Researcher: Dohyun Lee
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215780
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1185 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 11:49
Updated: 11/30/2025 03:30
Changes: 12/14/2022 11:49 (17), 12/14/2022 11:52 (29), 01/12/2023 11:08 (2), 11/30/2025 03:30 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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