Apple macOS up to 13.0 Accounts information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Accounts. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-42843. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Accounts. 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 shared 12/13/2022 by Mickey Jin as HT213532 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known 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 13.1 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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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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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.1

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: HT213532
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215749
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 11:32
Updated: 04/22/2025 01:50
Changes: 12/14/2022 11:32 (17), 12/14/2022 11:35 (29), 01/12/2023 07:33 (2), 01/12/2023 07:39 (11), 04/22/2025 01:50 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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