A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, Safari 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2024:0074 advisory.

    Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2022-32919:
    A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit that allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing     attacks by exploiting improper UI handling. This flaw enables attackers to create specially crafted     websites that can display misleading information to users. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker     can trick users into believing they are interacting with a legitimate website, potentially leading to a UI     spoofing attack.

    CVE-2022-32933:
    A flaw was found in webkitgtk where a website may be able to track the websites a user visited in private     browsing mode.

    CVE-2022-46705:
    A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions     and spoof the user's address bar. This issue occurs when a victim is persuaded to access a specially     crafted website due to improper handling of URLs.

    CVE-2022-46725:
    A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. This flaw occurs due to an issue in the component URL Handler,     which allows a remote attacker to manipulate an unknown input that can lead to clickjacking.

    CVE-2023-42833:
    A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger arbitrary code     execution by persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted website.

    CVE-2022-32885:
    A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and     iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Safari 15.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to     arbitrary code execution

    CVE-2023-27932:
    This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, Safari     16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may     bypass Same Origin Policy.

    CVE-2023-27954:
    The issue was addressed by removing origin information. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, Safari     16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. A website may be     able to track sensitive user information.

    CVE-2023-28198:
    A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and     iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

    CVE-2023-32370:
    A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. Content     Security Policy to block domains with wildcards may fail.

    CVE-2023-32393:
    The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3,     macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

    CVE-2023-38133:
    The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS     16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. Processing web content may     disclose sensitive information.

    CVE-2023-38572:
    The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS     16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. A website may be able to     bypass Same Origin Policy.

    CVE-2023-38592:
    A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6,     watchOS 9.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

    CVE-2023-38594:
    The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS     16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. Processing web content may     lead to arbitrary code execution.

    CVE-2023-38595:
    The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6,     macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

    CVE-2023-38597:
    The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS     16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code     execution.

    CVE-2023-38599:
    A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.6, watchOS     9.6, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A website may     be able to track sensitive user information.

    CVE-2023-38600:
    The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6,     macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

    CVE-2023-38611:
    The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6,     tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code     execution.

    CVE-2023-39434:
    A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and     iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

    CVE-2023-40397:
    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.

    CVE-2023-40451:
    This issue was addressed with improved iframe sandbox enforcement. This issue is fixed in Safari 17. An     attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code.

    CVE-2023-42917:
    A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2     and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code     execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS     before iOS 16.7.1.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, Safari 17,     iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-42833)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202407-13 (WebKitGTK+: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced     below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0548-1 advisory.

    Update to version 2.42.5 (bsc#1219604):

    - CVE-2024-23222: Fixed processing maliciously crafted web content that may have led to arbitrary code     execution (bsc#1219113).
    - CVE-2024-23206: Fixed fingerprint user via maliciously crafted webpages (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2024-23213: Fixed processing web content that may have led to arbitrary code execution     (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2023-40414: Fixed processing web content that may have led to arbitrary code execution     (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2014-1745: Fixed denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents while processing     maliciously crafted files (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2023-42833: Fixed processing web content that may have led to arbitrary code execution     (bsc#1219604).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED12 / SLED_SAP12 / SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0545-1 advisory.

    Update to version 2.42.5 (bsc#1219604):

    - CVE-2024-23222: Fixed processing maliciously crafted web content that may have led to arbitrary code     execution (bsc#1219113).
    - CVE-2024-23206: Fixed fingerprint user via maliciously crafted webpages (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2024-23213: Fixed processing web content that may have led to arbitrary code execution     (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2023-40414: Fixed processing web content that may have led to arbitrary code execution     (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2014-1745: Fixed denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents while processing     maliciously crafted files (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2023-42833: Fixed processing web content that may have led to arbitrary code execution     (bsc#1219604).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of webkitgtk4 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.42.5-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2459 advisory.

    2024-04-11: CVE-2024-23252 was added to this advisory.

    A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10,     iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary     code execution. (CVE-2023-40414)

    A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, Safari 17,     iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-42833)

    An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.3, tvOS     17.3, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, Safari 17.3. A     maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user. (CVE-2024-23206)

    The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.3, tvOS 17.3, iOS     17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, Safari 17.3. Processing web content     may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-23213)

    The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.4, iOS 17.4 and     iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service. (CVE-2024-23252)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0519-1 advisory.

    Update to version 2.42.5 (bsc#1219604):

    - CVE-2024-23222: Fixed processing maliciously crafted web content that may have led to arbitrary code     execution (bsc#1219113).
    - CVE-2024-23206: Fixed fingerprint user via maliciously crafted webpages (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2024-23213: Fixed processing web content that may have led to arbitrary code execution     (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2023-40414: Fixed processing web content that may have led to arbitrary code execution     (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2014-1745: Fixed denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents while processing     maliciously crafted files (bsc#1219604).
    - CVE-2023-42833: Fixed processing web content that may have led to arbitrary code execution     (bsc#1219604).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Apple iOS running on the mobile device is prior to 17. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:7055 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-32393)

    * webkitgtk: disclose sensitive information (CVE-2023-38133)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38592)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38594)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38595)

    * webkitgtk: track sensitive user information (CVE-2023-38599)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38600)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38611)

    * webkitgtk: bypass Same Origin Policy (CVE-2023-38572)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38597)

    * webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue when processing web content (CVE-2022-32885)

    * webkitgtk: Same Origin Policy bypass via crafted web content (CVE-2023-27932)

    * webkitgtk: Website may be able to track sensitive user information (CVE-2023-27954)

    * webkitgtk: use after free vulnerability (CVE-2023-28198)

    * webkitgtk: content security policy blacklist failure (CVE-2023-32370)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary javascript code execution (CVE-2023-40397)

    * webkitgtk: attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2023-40451)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42833)

    * webkitgtk: Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing. (CVE-2022-32919)

    * webkitgtk: A website may able to track visited websites in private browsing (CVE-2022-32933)

    * webkitgtk: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing (CVE-2022-46705)

    * webkitgtk: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing. (CVE-2022-46725)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * Upgrade WebKitGTK for RHEL 8.9 (BZ#2176269)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6535 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-32393)

    * webkitgtk: disclose sensitive information (CVE-2023-38133)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38592)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38594)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38595)

    * webkitgtk: track sensitive user information (CVE-2023-38599)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38600)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38611)

    * webkitgtk: bypass Same Origin Policy (CVE-2023-38572)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38597)

    * webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue when processing web content (CVE-2022-32885)

    * webkitgtk: Same Origin Policy bypass via crafted web content (CVE-2023-27932)

    * webkitgtk: Website may be able to track sensitive user information (CVE-2023-27954)

    * webkitgtk: use after free vulnerability (CVE-2023-28198)

    * webkitgtk: content security policy blacklist failure (CVE-2023-32370)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary javascript code execution (CVE-2023-40397)

    * webkitgtk: attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2023-40451)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42833)

    * webkitgtk: Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing. (CVE-2022-32919)

    * webkitgtk: A website may able to track visited websites in private browsing (CVE-2022-32933)

    * webkitgtk: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing (CVE-2022-46705)

    * webkitgtk: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing. (CVE-2022-46725)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * Upgrade WebKitGTK for RHEL 9.3 (BZ#2176270)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
276044	TencentOS Server 2: webkitgtk4 (TSSA-2025:0554)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	Local	critical
241427	RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	critical
236085	Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0074: webkit2gtk3 (ALINUX3-SA-2024:0074)	Nessus	Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
226244	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-42833	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
201910	GLSA-202407-13 : WebKitGTK+: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	Local	critical
190834	SUSE SLED15: WebKitGTK-4.0-lang / WebKitGTK-4.1-lang / WebKitGTK-6.0-lang / etc (SUSE-SU-2024:0548-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
190832	SUSE SLED12: libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 / libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit / etc (SUSE-SU-2024:0545-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
190709	Amazon Linux 2 : webkitgtk4 (ALAS-2024-2459)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
190659	SUSE SLES15: libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 / libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37 / etc (SUSE-SU-2024:0519-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
189739	Apple iOS < 17 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213938)	Nessus	Mobile Devices	Local	critical
185705	RHEL 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2023:7055)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	critical
185146	RHEL 9 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2023:6535)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	critical

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