VDB-250395 · CVE-2023-42934 · EUVD-2023-47355

Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.x App information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component App. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-42934. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.x (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

The weakness was published 01/11/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42934 since 09/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 17.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-47355). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Version

16.x

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.2
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 17.0

Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
01/11/2024 +119 days 🔍
01/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2025 +526 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42934 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42934
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250395
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2024 08:33
Updated: 06/21/2025 00:58
Changes: 01/11/2024 08:33 (42), 01/30/2024 09:41 (11), 06/20/2025 19:53 (16), 06/21/2025 00:58 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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