Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.3.1 Find My information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.3.1 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Find My. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-23537. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component Find My. 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 published 03/27/2023 as HT213676 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-23537. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Upgrading to version 16.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27637). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 16.4

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01/12/2023 🔍
03/27/2023 +73 days 🔍
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03/29/2023 +2 days 🔍
10/13/2025 +929 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213676
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23537 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23537
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224340
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 09:52
Updated: 10/13/2025 05:43
Changes: 03/29/2023 09:52 (17), 03/29/2023 09:56 (29), 04/19/2023 06:25 (1), 10/13/2025 05:43 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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