CVE-2023-42951

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. A user may be unable to delete browsing history items.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 -

03 Dec 2024, 20:26

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Apple iphone Os Apple Apple ipad Os
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::

21 Nov 2024, 08:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 -

08 Nov 2024, 17:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.3

21 Feb 2024, 07:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-02-21 07:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2023-42951

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42951

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42951

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipad_os

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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