🛡️ CVE-2023-27932 on Debian — webkit2gtk

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, Safari 16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-27932 as tracked by Debian, for the package webkit2gtk. The fix is available in version 2.40.1-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, 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 high, availability none.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-27932 is classified as CWE-346: Origin Validation Error. The origin of a message or request is not verified properly, so one source can pose as another.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-27932 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • webkit2gtk (fixed in 2.40.1-1)
  • wpewebkit (fixed in 2.38.6-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 8 May 2023 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2023-27932 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-05-08
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
webkit2gtk — 2.40.1-1
wpewebkit — 2.38.6-1

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