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Safari < 16.6.1 Vulnerability

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 701448

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Safari installed on the remote host is prior to 16.6.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the HT213930 advisory. Note that Nessus Network Monitor has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Safari version 16.6.1 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213930

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 701448

Family: Web Clients

Published: 9/21/2023

Updated: 9/21/2023

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari

Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-41993