CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component App Handler. The manipulation leads to sandbox. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-42947. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component App Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-265. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42947 since 09/14/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/13/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1611 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
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License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 8.6
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Exploiting
Class: SandboxCWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/14/2023 🔍03/28/2024 🔍
03/28/2024 🔍
03/13/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-42947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258543
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 03/28/2024 05:01 PMUpdated: 03/13/2025 05:26 PM
Changes: 03/28/2024 05:01 PM (54), 05/07/2024 11:51 AM (11), 03/13/2025 05:26 PM (2)
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