| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple Safari. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Web Contents Handler. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-42852. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Web Contents Handler. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 10/25/2023. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as 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 $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/06/2025).
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). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
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-100-243524
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1213 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Entry
Created: 10/25/2023 21:41Updated: 09/06/2025 20:08
Changes: 10/25/2023 21:41 (37), 11/17/2023 19:36 (2), 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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