Overly Permissive Cross-domain Whitelist Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.40.5-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-5884554
  • published6 Sept 2023
  • disclosed21 Apr 2023

Introduced: 21 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-27932  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-942  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.40.5-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7055.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk3-devel package and not the webkit2gtk3-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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