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CVE-2022-23308 high CVSS 7.5

Use-After-Free in Apple Ipados (CVE-2022-23308)

Summary

Vulnerability in Apple Ipados (CVE-2022-23308). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes.

Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory

Auto-generated summary

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A weakness called CVE-2022-23308 was discovered in Apple Ipados.
In plain terms, it is a use-after-free flaw that often leads to attacker takeover.
Severity is High (CVSS 7.5/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "Apple Ipados CVE-2022-23308".

CVE-2022-23308 (Apple Ipados). Severity: High / CVSSv3 7.5. Category: CWE-416.
Response plan:

  1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
  2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
  3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
  4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
    PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem

A weakness (CVE-2022-23308) in Apple Ipados. In plain words, it is a use-after-free flaw that often leads to attacker takeover.

📍 Affected scope

Target versions of Apple Ipados (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-416)

🛡️ Workaround

If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.

🔍 Detection

Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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