Bug 2241409 (CVE-2023-40451)

Summary: CVE-2023-40451 webkitgtk: attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz <gsuckevi>
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A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. An attacker may be able to execute JavaScript code to trigger Remote Code Execution, resulting in a high impact on data confidentiality, integrity, and system availability.
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Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2023-09-29 18:08:13 UTC 
An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code. This issue was addressed with improved iframe sandbox enforcement.

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https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.html#CVE-2023-40451
Comment 1 Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2023-09-29 18:08:40 UTC 
Created webkitgtk tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2241410]
Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-07 08:19:08 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:6535 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6535
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-14 15:19:40 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:7055 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7055
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2025-07-07 02:27:07 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2025:10364 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10364