| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Contents Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-42852. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Web Contents Handler. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 10/25/2023. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-42852 since 09/14/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/06/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209883 (RHEL 9 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:8496)), 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 (209883) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1213). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Affected
- Amazon Linux 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Fedora Linux
- Oracle Linux
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 209883
Nessus Name: RHEL 9 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:8496)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/14/2023 🔍10/25/2023 🔍
10/25/2023 🔍
09/06/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: FEDORA-2023-cb3cacfef8
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-42852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243520
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1213 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 10/25/2023 21:41Updated: 09/06/2025 20:08
Changes: 10/25/2023 21:41 (38), 11/17/2023 18:55 (2), 11/17/2023 19:03 (11), 10/30/2024 09:40 (16), 04/21/2025 08:29 (3), 09/06/2025 20:08 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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