Apple Keynote up to 5.3 Presentation Mode access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple Keynote up to 5.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Presentation Mode. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-5148. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Keynote up to 5.3 (Presentation Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Presentation Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Apple Keynote before 6.0 does not properly handle the interaction between Keynote presentation mode and the Screen Lock implementation, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by visiting an unattended workstation on which this mode was enabled during a sleep operation.

The weakness was released 10/22/2013 as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-4 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. The mailinglist post contains:

In some circumstances, the screen lock would not be engaged if the computer was put to sleep while in Keynote presentation mode. This issue was addressed by improved state management.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5148. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70611 (Apple Keynote < 6.0 Presentation Mode Lock Engagement Screen Lock Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70611), SecurityFocus (BID 63283†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42144†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 70611
Nessus Name: Apple Keynote < 6.0 Presentation Mode Lock Engagement Screen Lock Bypass
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Upgrade: Keynote 6.0

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-5148 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5148
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10956
SecurityFocus: 63283
Vulnerability Center: 42144 - Apple Keynote Before 6.0 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability Due to Improper Interaction Between Keynote Presentation Mode and the Screen Lock, High

Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2013 17:41
Updated: 06/01/2021 08:58
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (44), 05/14/2017 10:04 (22), 06/01/2021 08:55 (3), 06/01/2021 08:58 (1)
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