Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.5.1 libxpc path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.5.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component libxpc. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-38565. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.5.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component libxpc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/24/2023 by Zhipeng Huo as HT213841 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38565. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/16/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to gain root privileges

Upgrading to version 16.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 16.6

Timelineinfo

07/20/2023 🔍
07/24/2023 +4 days 🔍
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07/25/2023 +1 days 🔍
08/16/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213841
Researcher: Zhipeng Huo
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38565 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38565
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235301
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2023 11:17
Updated: 08/16/2023 17:47
Changes: 07/25/2023 11:17 (10), 07/25/2023 11:18 (9), 07/25/2023 11:21 (28), 08/16/2023 17:39 (2), 08/16/2023 17:47 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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