CVE-2022-22662: Medium severity Apple macOS Big Sur vulnerability

Published Mar 8, 2022
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Updated

A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information.

Other sources

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information. Description: A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management.

Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.36.0.

— Red Hat

WebKit. A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management.

Credit

Prakash@@1lastBr3ath(Threat Nix)

Affected Software

35 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.6.5
11.6.5
Apple tvOS<15.4
15.4
Apple Catalina
Apple WatchOS<8.5
8.5
Apple macOS Monterey<12.3
12.3
Apple iTunes for Windows<12.12.3
12.12.3
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-008
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.6.5
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
Apple iOS<15.4
15.4
Apple iPadOS<15.4
15.4
redhat/webkitgtk<2.36.4
2.36.4
debian/webkit2gtk<2.36.0-1
2.36.0-1
debian/webkit2gtk<2.36.0-1
2.36.0-1
debian/webkit2gtk<2.36.0-1
2.36.0-1
debian/wpewebkit<2.36.0-2
2.36.0-2
debian/wpewebkit<2.36.0-2
2.36.0-2
debian/wpewebkit<2.36.0-2
2.36.0-2
debian/webkit2gtk
2.50.6-1~deb12u22.50.6-1~deb12u12.52.6-1~deb13u12.54.0-1~deb13u32.52.6-12.54.2-2
debian/wpewebkit
2.38.6-12.48.3-12.54.2-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.6.5
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.4
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.5
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.3
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade iTunes to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.12.3
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.4
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.4
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/WebKitGTK to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.36.4
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.50.6-1~deb12u2Fixed in 2.50.6-1~deb12u1Fixed in 2.52.6-1~deb13u1Fixed in 2.54.0-1~deb13u3Fixed in 2.52.6-1Fixed in 2.54.2-2
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/wpewebkit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.38.6-1Fixed in 2.48.3-1Fixed in 2.54.2-1
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.36.0-1
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/wpewebkit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.36.0-2
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.36.0
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Big Sur to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.6.5Patch Security Update 2022-003 Catalina

Event History

May 26, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:40 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via OSV·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 7, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:09 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2022-22662.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22662?

The severity of CVE-2022-22662 is medium with a severity value of 6.5.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-22662?

CVE-2022-22662 affects multiple software versions including tvOS 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iTunes for Windows 12.12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4, and others.

4

How can this vulnerability be fixed?

This vulnerability can be fixed by installing Security Update 2022-003 Catalina and macOS Big Sur 11.6.5.

5

What is the impact of CVE-2022-22662?

CVE-2022-22662 allows processing maliciously crafted web content to disclose sensitive user information.

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