Apple macOS up to 13.x Location Data information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 13.x. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Location Data Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-42943. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.x. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Location Data Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-42943 since 09/14/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 14 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Vendor
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Version
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / 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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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: macOS 14
Timeline
09/14/2023 🔍07/29/2024 🔍
07/29/2024 🔍
08/12/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-42943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272826
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 07/29/2024 23:06Updated: 08/12/2024 23:46
Changes: 07/29/2024 23:06 (57), 07/31/2024 01:43 (2), 08/12/2024 23:46 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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