Bug 2271717 (CVE-2023-42843)

Summary:	CVE-2023-42843 webkit: visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	Keywords:	Security
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	WebKitGTK 2.44.0	Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in WebKit that may allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks by exploiting an inconsistent user interface issue. By tricking a victim into visiting a specially crafted website, the attacker could perform address bar spoofing.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2271721, 2274441
Bug Blocks:	2270297

Description TEJ RATHI 2024-03-27 03:23:11 UTC

Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing. An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

WebKit Bugzilla: 260046

Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.44.0.
  
WebKitGTK Advisory URL: https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2024-0002.html

Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2024-03-27 03:23:34 UTC

Created webkitgtk tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2271721]

Comment 3 TEJ RATHI 2024-04-11 05:29:22 UTC

Created webkit2gtk4.0 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-rawhide [bug 2274441]