Apple Safari up to 16.1 WebKit state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 16.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in state issue. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-46692. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Safari up to 16.1 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component WebKit. 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, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2022 by KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani as HT213537 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-46692. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/30/2025). The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy

Upgrading to version 16.2 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 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: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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: Safari 16.2

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: HT213537
Researcher: KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46692 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215787
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1185 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 11:55
Updated: 11/30/2025 02:31
Changes: 12/14/2022 11:55 (19), 12/14/2022 11:58 (27), 01/12/2023 12:39 (2), 01/12/2023 12:47 (11), 04/22/2025 05:18 (16), 11/30/2025 02:31 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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