CVE-2023-40397

moderate-risk

Published 2023-09-06

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary javascript code execution.

Do I need to act?

1.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Macos

Webkitgtk

Wpe Webkit

Affected Vendors

Apple Webkitgtk Wpewebkit

References (6)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/11/1

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/11/1

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal

Exposure 9/34 · Low