Apple macOS up to 13.3 CUPS improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 13.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component CUPS. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-32360. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.3 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CUPS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, macOS Ventura 13.4. An unauthenticated user may be able to access recently printed documents.

The weakness was presented 05/18/2023 by Gerhard Muth as HT213758 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-32360. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An unauthenticated user may be able to access recently printed documents

Upgrading to version 13.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36604). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.4

Timelineinfo

05/08/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +10 days 🔍
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05/20/2023 +2 days 🔍
12/30/2025 +955 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213758
Researcher: Gerhard Muth
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229448
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 07:05
Updated: 12/30/2025 18:19
Changes: 05/20/2023 07:05 (19), 05/20/2023 07:08 (28), 06/14/2023 14:39 (1), 12/05/2024 19:24 (27), 12/30/2025 18:19 (1)
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