Bug 2241409 (CVE-2023-40451) - CVE-2023-40451 webkitgtk: attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code
Summary: CVE-2023-40451 webkitgtk: attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to e...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-40451
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2241410
Blocks: 2240523
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-09-29 18:08 UTC by Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz
Modified: 2025-07-07 02:27 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:6535 0 None None None 2023-11-07 08:19:09 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7055 0 None None None 2023-11-14 15:19:41 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2025:10364 0 None None None 2025-07-07 02:27:09 UTC

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.

Reference:
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
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