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4.3
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
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CVE-2022-46705: Input Validation

First published: Tue Dec 13 2022(Updated: )

A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, Safari 16.2. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

Credit: Hyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIEMickey Jin @patch1t Tommy Muir @Muirey03 John Aakerblom @jaakerblom Antonio Zekic @antoniozekic Weijia Dai @dwj1210 Momo SecurityIan Beer Google Project ZeroFelix Poulin-Belanger pattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMApple Adam M. CVE-2022-46716 Mickey Jin @patch1t Offensive SecurityCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityJiwon Park Mieszko Wawrzyniak an anonymous researcher Ivan Fratric Google Project ZeroCVE-2022-24836 CVE-2022-29181 KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani Michael (Biscuit) Thomas Wojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRing @real_as3617 Hyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIEMaddie Stone Google Project ZeroChengGang Wu Institute of Computing TechnologyYan Kang Institute of Computing TechnologyYuHao Hu Institute of Computing TechnologyYue Sun Institute of Computing TechnologyJiming Wang Institute of Computing Technology Institute of Computing TechnologyJiKai Ren Institute of Computing TechnologyHang Shu Institute of Computing TechnologyChinese Academy SciencesKirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani (kirtikumarar.com) hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeSamuel Groß Google V8 SecurityDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun DNSLab at Korea UniversityRyan Shin IAAI SecLab at Korea UniversityClément Lecigne Google's Threat Analysis GroupThijs Alkemade @xnyhps Computest Sector 7CVE-2022-35252 Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHYonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriJohn Balestrieri TinrocketMickey Jin @patch1t Trend MicroPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteABC Research s.r.o. ABC Research s.r.o Ned Williamson Google Project ZeroNathan Wachholz Google Project ZeroDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Secure Disclosure LabsKorea Univ. Andrey Labunets Nikita Tarakanov Zitong Wu(吴梓桐) Zhuhai NoXia0o0o0o W4terDr0pSun Yat-sen University Willy R. Vasquez The University of Texas at AustinTingting Yin Tsinghua UniversityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityJubaer Alnazi TRS Group of Companiesryuzaki Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition Mercedesjzhu Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePan ZhenPeng STAR Labs SG PteZechao Cai @Zech4o Zhejiang Universitysqrtpwn Félix Poulin-Bélanger David Pan Ogea an anonymous researcher Red CanaryBrandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryMilan Tenk F FArthur Valiev FZweig Kunlun LabAbhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology BhopalZhuowei Zhang developStorm Anton Spivak Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Jubaer Alnazi Jabin TRS Group Of Companies Alibaba GroupWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupXin Huang @11iaxH Gertjan Franken imecKU Leuven Georgy Kucherin @kucher1n KasperskyLeonid Bezvershenko @bzvr_ KasperskyBoris Larin @oct0xor Kaspersky KasperskyValentin Pashkov KasperskyAnonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Labscrixer @pwning_me SSD LabsItay Iellin General Motors Product Cyber SecurityJeongOhKyea Jianjun Dai 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteGuang Gong 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteMohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Mohamed GHANNAM Mohamed Ghannam @_simo36 Rıza Sabuncu @rizasabuncu product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<13.1
13.1
tvOS<16.2
16.2
Apple Mobile Safari<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.2
15.7.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.2
15.7.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.2
9.2
Apple Mobile Safari<16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=16.0<16.2
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<15.7.2
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS>=16.0<16.2
Apple iOS and macOS<13.1
tvOS<16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.2
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<16.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-46705?

    CVE-2022-46705 is a spoofing issue that existed in the handling of URLs in Apple products.

  • Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2022-46705?

    Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Ventura, Safari, watchOS, and tvOS versions up to and exclusive of 16.2, 13.1, 15.7.2, and 9.2 respectively are affected by CVE-2022-46705.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-46705?

    The severity of CVE-2022-46705 is not specified.

  • How can I fix CVE-2022-46705?

    To fix CVE-2022-46705, update to the latest version of the affected Apple products, such as iOS, iPadOS, macOS Ventura, Safari, watchOS, and tvOS.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-46705?

    More information about CVE-2022-46705 can be found on the Apple support website.

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