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CVE-2022-46698: 
Apple iCloud vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-46698 is a security vulnerability discovered in WebKit, affecting multiple Apple products including Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 13, 2022, and was identified by Dohyun Lee of SSD Secure Disclosure Labs & DNSLab, Korea University (Apple Support).

Technical details

The vulnerability is characterized as a logic issue in WebKit that could allow processing of maliciously crafted web content to disclose sensitive user information. The issue was addressed with improved checks in the affected systems (CVE Mitre, Apple Support).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability could lead to the disclosure of sensitive user information when processing maliciously crafted web content (Apple Support, Red Hat).

Mitigation and workarounds

Apple has addressed this vulnerability by implementing improved checks in the affected systems. The fix is available in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. Users are advised to update their systems to these versions or later (Apple Support).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2022-46698MEDIUM6.5
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  • libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0
NoYesDec 15, 2022
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  • webkitgtk3-devel
NoYesOct 28, 2021
CVE-2021-1825MEDIUM6.1
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  • gdm
NoYesSep 08, 2021
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  • Apple iCloudApple iCloud
  • libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit
NoYesDec 15, 2022
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  • Apple iCloudApple iCloud
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari
NoYesMar 26, 2021

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