Is CVE-2023-42843 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-42843 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-12-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-42843?

CVE-2023-42843 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2023-42843?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-42843.

CVE-2023-42843 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-42843?

9 products: apple safari, apple ipad os, apple ipad os, apple iphone os, apple iphone os, and 4 more.

Description

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, Safari 17.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-290 CWE-290

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 2/21/2024
Last Modified: 12/9/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : safariapple : ipad_osapple : ipad_osapple : iphone_osapple : iphone_osapple : macosfedoraproject : fedorawebkitgtk : webkitgtkwpewebkit : wpe_webkit

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD