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🛡️ CVE-2023-42843 — fedora

🟡 CVSS 4.3 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-290 NVD
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Description

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, Safari 17.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-42843 is classified as CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. Identity is inferred from something an attacker can forge, such as a header or address.

Affected software

CVE-2023-42843 is recorded against 7 packages.

  • fedora
  • ipad-os (from 17.0 up to 17.1)
  • iphone-os (from 17.0 up to 17.1)
  • macos
  • safari (fixed in 17.1)
  • webkitgtk (fixed in 2.44.0)
  • wpe-webkit (fixed in 2.44.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 21 February 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

www.openwall.com
lists.fedoraproject.org
support.apple.com
support.apple.com
support.apple.com
support.apple.com
www.openwall.com
lists.fedoraproject.org
support.apple.com
support.apple.com
support.apple.com
support.apple.com

Other advisories for this package

fedora has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing) in other software:

CVE-2023-42843 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 4.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-290
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-02-21
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
fedora
ipad-os 17.0 17.1
iphone-os 17.0 17.1
macos
safari 17.1
webkitgtk 2.44.0
wpe-webkit 2.44.0

References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/26/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/26/1

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