Apple macOS Web Content information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS. This affects an unknown function of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-40403. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may disclose sensitive information.

The weakness was disclosed 09/27/2023. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-40403 since 08/14/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233349 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : libxslt (SUSE-SU-2025:1003-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (233349) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1439). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • SUSE Linux
  • Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233349
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : libxslt (SUSE-SU-2025:1003-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2023 🔍
09/27/2023 +44 days 🔍
09/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/20/2026 +846 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40403 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40403
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240402
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1439 - Dell Secure Connect Gateway: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 17:59
Updated: 01/20/2026 22:43
Changes: 09/27/2023 17:59 (40), 10/16/2023 15:37 (11), 03/26/2025 18:51 (17), 11/06/2025 15:06 (1), 01/20/2026 22:43 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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