Apple macOS Hidden Photos Album improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple macOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component Hidden Photos Album. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42845. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Hidden Photos Album. 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.

The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-42845 since 09/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.0

VulDB Base Score: 2.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
10/25/2023 +41 days 🔍
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11/17/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42845 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42845
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243527
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2023 21:42
Updated: 11/17/2023 19:58
Changes: 10/25/2023 21:42 (39), 11/17/2023 19:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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