CVE-2023-42872

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::

History

16 Jan 2024, 23:52

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
First Time		Apple safari Apple Apple ipados Apple iphone Os Apple macos
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

10 Jan 2024, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-10 22:15

Updated : 2025-06-03 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-42872

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42872

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados
safari
macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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