VDB-267836 · CVE-2024-23251 · Nessus 214267

Apple macOS Mail Account Credential information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS. This affects an unknown function of the component Mail Account Credential Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-23251. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Mail Account Credential Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with physical access may be able to leak Mail account credentials.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-23251 since 01/12/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214267 (macOS 14.x < 14.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (120903)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214267). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.6
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ADP CISA Base Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214267
Nessus Name: macOS 14.x < 14.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (120903)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/12/2024 🔍
06/11/2024 +150 days 🔍
06/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/03/2026 +661 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267836
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2024 07:38
Updated: 04/03/2026 19:19
Changes: 06/11/2024 07:38 (54), 01/16/2025 19:51 (3), 04/03/2026 19:19 (22)
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