High severity · published Sep 27, 2023
CVE-2023-40451
This issue was addressed with improved iframe sandbox enforcement
8.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This issue was addressed with improved iframe sandbox enforcement. This issue is fixed in Safari 17. An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Safari · Apple
before 17.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40451
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40451
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/3
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213941
webkitgtk.org
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.html
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