Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.1.2 Weather information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.1.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Weather. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42866. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Weather. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was released 12/13/2022 as HT213530 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-42866. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Upgrading to version 16.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 16.2

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +860 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213530
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215686
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 09:12
Updated: 04/22/2025 02:31
Changes: 12/14/2022 09:12 (9), 12/14/2022 09:13 (8), 12/14/2022 09:16 (29), 01/09/2023 13:33 (2), 01/09/2023 13:39 (11), 04/22/2025 02:31 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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