Apple tvOS up to 16.1.1 Accounts information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple tvOS up to 16.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Accounts. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-42843. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple tvOS up to 16.1.1 (Digital Media Player). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Accounts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was released 12/13/2022 by Mickey Jin as HT213535 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-42843. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A user may be able to view sensitive user 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:

This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

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Productinfo

Type

Digital Media Player

Vendor

Apple

Name

tvOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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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
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: tvOS 16.2

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +859 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213535
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215721

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 10:07
Updated: 04/22/2025 01:50
Changes: 12/14/2022 10:07 (18), 12/14/2022 10:11 (28), 01/09/2023 20:15 (2), 04/22/2025 01:50 (27)
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