CVE-2023-42843

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS Score

Published: February 21, 2024 at 06:41 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:24 AM UTC

7 products affected across 4 vendorsmacOSFedoraiPhone OS

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Severity

MEDIUM4.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

SSVC

No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 16.7v < 16.7.2v < 17.117.0 ≤ v < 17.1

Affected range stops below 16.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 16.7.217.0 ≤ v < 17.1

Affected range stops below 16.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 14.114.0

Affected range stops below 14.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Safari · Apple

95%

v < 17.1

Affected range stops below 17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Fedora · Fedora Projectrpm

95%

WebKitGTK · Webkitgtk

95%

v < 2.44.0

Affected range stops below 2.44.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Wpewebkit · Wpewebkit

95%

v < 2.44.0

Affected range stops below 2.44.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/26/1

Mailing List

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IXLXIOAH5S7J22LJTCIAVFVVJ4TESAX4/

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-290

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