medium
4.3
CWE
20 190 362 119 416 415
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-46725: 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.

Credit: Mickey 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. Xia0o0o0o W4terDr0pSun Yat-sen University Willy R. Vasquez The University of Texas at AustinABC Research s.r.o Andrey Labunets Nikita Tarakanov Zitong Wu(吴梓桐) Zhuhai NoTingting 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 iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<16.4
macOS Ventura<13.1
13.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-46725?

    CVE-2022-46725 is a spoofing issue that existed in the handling of URLs in WebKit, which has been addressed with improved input validation.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-46725?

    CVE-2022-46725 has a severity value of 4.3, which is considered medium.

  • How does CVE-2022-46725 affect iOS and iPadOS?

    CVE-2022-46725 affects iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

  • How can I fix CVE-2022-46725?

    To fix CVE-2022-46725, update your iOS or iPadOS to version 16.4 or newer.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-46725?

    You can find more information about CVE-2022-46725 on the Apple support website: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676

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