# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38572, GHSA-qfg5-2446-wqxx, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38572

## 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: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43300/): Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24201/): Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24085/): Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31200/): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31201/): Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38572 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Ipados. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38572/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38572/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38572
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38572
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38572

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38572/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.