Improper Certificate Validation in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2022-42813
Published: October 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68612
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42813
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation when handling WKWebView in CFNetwork. A remote attacker can forge a digital certificate, perform MitM attack and compromise the affected system.
Affected software
Apple iOS
iPadOS
watchOS
tvOS
macOS
iPadOS
watchOS
tvOS
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42813
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple iOS - update to 16.1 20B82
iPadOS - update to 16.1 20B82
watchOS - update to 9.1 20S75
tvOS - update to 16.1 20K71
macOS - update to 13.0 22A380
iPadOS - update to 16.1 20B82
watchOS - update to 9.1 20S75
tvOS - update to 16.1 20K71
macOS - update to 13.0 22A380