low
3.3
CWE
922
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-23541

First published: Mon Mar 27 2023(Updated: )

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts

Credit: Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive Security product-security@apple.com Adam M. Mohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Mohamed GHANNAM Mohamed Ghannam @_simo36 Mickey Jin @patch1t Rıza Sabuncu @rizasabuncu Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Itay Iellin General Motors Product Cyber SecurityJeongOhKyea Jianjun Dai 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteGuang Gong 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteTingting Yin Tsinghua UniversityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu Securityan anonymous researcher Jubaer Alnazi TRS Group of Companiesryuzaki Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition Mercedesjzhu Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PtePan ZhenPeng STAR Labs SG PteZechao Cai @Zech4o Zhejiang UniversityAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMsqrtpwn Félix Poulin-Bélanger David Pan Ogea an anonymous researcher Red CanaryBrandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryMilan Tenk F FArthur Valiev FZweig Kunlun LabAbhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology BhopalZhuowei Zhang developStorm Anton Spivak Jubaer Alnazi Jabin TRS Group Of Companies Alibaba GroupWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupXin Huang @11iaxH Gertjan Franken imecKU Leuven hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeHyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIEGeorgy Kucherin @kucher1n KasperskyLeonid Bezvershenko @bzvr_ KasperskyBoris Larin @oct0xor Kaspersky KasperskyValentin Pashkov KasperskyAnonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Labscrixer @pwning_me SSD Labs

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=16.0<16.4
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<15.7.4
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS>=16.0<16.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-23541.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-23541?

    The severity of CVE-2023-23541 is low.

  • How does CVE-2023-23541 affect iOS and iPadOS?

    CVE-2023-23541 allows an app to access information about a user's contacts on iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4.

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-23541?

    To fix CVE-2023-23541, update your device to iOS 15.7.4 or later, or iPadOS 15.7.4 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-23541?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-23541 on the Apple support website.

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