Apple iOS/iPadOS App information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component App. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-42831. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component App. 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. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.

The weakness was presented 01/11/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-42831 since 09/14/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
01/11/2024 +119 days 🔍
01/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/04/2025 +510 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250403
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2024 08:36
Updated: 06/04/2025 04:21
Changes: 01/11/2024 08:36 (40), 01/30/2024 09:59 (11), 06/04/2025 04:21 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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