CVE-2023-38572 Security feature bypass in Safari
A website can bypass Same Origin Policy in Apple Safari and related operating systems, allowing unauthorized access to cross-origin resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-38572?
CVE-2023-38572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 27 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. A website may be able to bypass Same Origin Policy.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38572?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38572?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2023-38572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38572, GHSA-qfg5-2446-wqxx, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38572.