Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.4.1 Photos information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.4.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Photos. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-32390. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Photos. 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 summary by CVE is:

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 presented 05/18/2023 by Julian Szulc as HT213757 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-32390. 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:

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

Upgrading to version 16.5 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). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 16.5

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: HT213757
Researcher: Julian Szulc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32390 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32390
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229513
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 07:51
Updated: 01/01/2026 19:58
Changes: 05/20/2023 07:51 (18), 05/20/2023 07:54 (29), 06/14/2023 22:19 (1), 12/05/2024 19:56 (27), 01/01/2026 19:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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