Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 17.3 Shake-to-Undo improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 17.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Shake-to-Undo. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-23240. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 17.3 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Shake-to-Undo. 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 summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Shake-to-undo may allow a deleted photo to be re-surfaced without authentication.

The weakness was disclosed 03/08/2024. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-23240 since 01/12/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 17.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.4

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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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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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 17.4

Timelineinfo

01/12/2024 🔍
03/08/2024 +56 days 🔍
03/08/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/03/2026 +756 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-256157
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 03/08/2024 07:02
Updated: 04/03/2026 04:30
Changes: 03/08/2024 07:02 (42), 11/22/2024 22:44 (25), 12/06/2024 04:30 (10), 04/03/2026 04:30 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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