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CVE-2022-46705· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 17/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.97% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 60.9% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: webkit2gtk (Debian:11) 2.38.4-2~deb11u1; wpewebkit (Debian:11) 2.38.4-1~deb11u1; webkit2gtk (Debian:12) 2.38.4-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to webkit2gtk (Debian:11) 2.38.4-2~deb11u1; wpewebkit (Debian:11) 2.38.4-1~deb11u1; webkit2gtk (Debian:12) 2.38.4-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, Safari 16.2. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 27, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 61th percentile
CWE
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Action score

17

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
applesafari
appleipados
appleiphone os
applemacos
appletvos
applewatchos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple ipadosbefore 15.7.2
  • apple ipados16.0 and later · before 16.2
  • apple iphone osbefore 15.7.2
  • apple iphone os16.0 and later · before 16.2
  • apple macosbefore 13.1
  • apple safaribefore 16.2
  • apple tvosbefore 16.2
  • apple watchosbefore 9.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple macOS

    • unspecified and later · before 13.1affected
    • unspecified and later · before 16.2affected
    • unspecified and later · before 16.2affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11webkit2gtkbefore 2.38.4-2~deb11u12.38.4-2~deb11u1
Debian:11wpewebkitbefore 2.38.4-1~deb11u12.38.4-1~deb11u1
Debian:12webkit2gtkbefore 2.38.4-12.38.4-1
Debian:12wpewebkitbefore 2.38.4-12.38.4-1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3before 0:2.40.5-1.el80:2.40.5-1.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-debuginfobefore 0:2.40.5-1.el80:2.40.5-1.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-debugsourcebefore 0:2.40.5-1.el80:2.40.5-1.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-develbefore 0:2.40.5-1.el80:2.40.5-1.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfobefore 0:2.40.5-1.el80:2.40.5-1.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jscbefore 0:2.40.5-1.el80:2.40.5-1.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfobefore 0:2.40.5-1.el80:2.40.5-1.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jsc-develbefore 0:2.40.5-1.el80:2.40.5-1.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfobefore 0:2.40.5-1.el80:2.40.5-1.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamwebkit2gtk3before 0:2.40.5-1.el90:2.40.5-1.el9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-debuginfobefore 0:2.40.5-1.el90:2.40.5-1.el9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-debugsourcebefore 0:2.40.5-1.el90:2.40.5-1.el9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-develbefore 0:2.40.5-1.el90:2.40.5-1.el9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfobefore 0:2.40.5-1.el90:2.40.5-1.el9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jscbefore 0:2.40.5-1.el90:2.40.5-1.el9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfobefore 0:2.40.5-1.el90:2.40.5-1.el9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jsc-develbefore 0:2.40.5-1.el90:2.40.5-1.el9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfobefore 0:2.40.5-1.el90:2.40.5-1.el9
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSSwebkit2gtk3before 2.42.2-150000.3.157.12.42.2-150000.3.157.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSSwebkit2gtk3before 2.42.2-150200.91.12.42.2-150200.91.1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:webkit2gtk2.38.4-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:wpewebkit2.38.4-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:webkit2gtk32.42.2-150400.4.64.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:webkit2gtk3-soup22.42.2-150400.4.64.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:webkit2gtk42.42.2-150400.4.64.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk30:2.40.5-1.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-debuginfo0:2.40.5-1.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-debugsource0:2.40.5-1.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-devel0:2.40.5-1.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo0:2.40.5-1.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-jsc0:2.40.5-1.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo0:2.40.5-1.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel0:2.40.5-1.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo0:2.40.5-1.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk32.42.2-150200.91.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk32.42.2-150400.4.64.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk3-soup22.42.2-150400.4.64.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk42.42.2-150400.4.64.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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