Overly Permissive Cross-domain Whitelist Affecting webkitgtk4 package, versions <0:2.40.5-3.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-WEBKITGTK4-5936156
  • published6 Oct 2023
  • disclosed27 Jul 2023

Introduced: 27 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-38572  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-942  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 webkitgtk4 to version 0:2.40.5-3.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2270.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkitgtk4 package and not the webkitgtk4 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. A website may be able to bypass Same Origin Policy.

CVSS Scores

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