Spoofing attack in Apple Safari - CVE-2023-40417

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81177

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40417

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and spoof website content.

Apple Safari
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apple Safari - update to 17.0
watchOS - update to 10.0
macOS - update to 14.0 23A344
iPadOS - update to 17.0
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 17.0 21A326, 17.0 21A327, 17.0 21A329, 17.0 21A331

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213941

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple Safari 17
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Sonoma
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS 10