Apple macOS Note Attachment access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple macOS. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Note Attachment Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-42925. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Note Attachment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access Notes attachments.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-42925 since 09/14/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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 🔍
07/29/2024 +319 days 🔍
07/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/12/2024 +14 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42925 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42925
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272816
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2024 23:04
Updated: 08/12/2024 23:46
Changes: 07/29/2024 23:04 (55), 07/31/2024 01:43 (2), 08/12/2024 23:46 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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