CVE-2023-40451 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Apple Safari, where an attacker with JavaScript execution could achieve arbitrary code execution due to insufficient iframe sandbox enforcement. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, the issue was addressed in Safari 17.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 17CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.