Apple macOS up to 13.3 Photos information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple macOS up to 13.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Photos. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-32390. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Photos. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. Photos belonging to the Hidden Photos Album could be viewed without authentication through Visual Lookup.

The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2023 by Julian Szulc as HT213758 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-32390. 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:

Photos belonging to the Hidden Photos Album could be viewed without authentication through Visual Lookup

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:

The issue was addressed with improved checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36634). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.8

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: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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 🔍
01/01/2026 +957 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213758
Researcher: Julian Szulc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32390 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32390
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229472
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 07:15
Updated: 01/01/2026 19:58
Changes: 05/20/2023 07:15 (12), 05/20/2023 07:16 (6), 05/20/2023 07:19 (29), 06/14/2023 16:41 (1), 12/05/2024 19:56 (27), 01/01/2026 19:58 (1)
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