medium
5.5
CWE
20 416
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-42891: Input Validation

First published: Mon Dec 11 2023(Updated: )

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

Credit: an anonymous researcher product-security@apple.com Ivan Fratric Google Project Zero Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMickey Jin @patch1t Marc Newlin SkySafeKoh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h CVE-2023-38545 CVE-2023-38039 CVE-2023-38546 Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsAnthony Cruz Tyrant Corp @App Wojciech Regula SecuRingZhenjiang Zhao Pangu TeamQianxin Junsung Lee Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Pan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteEloi Benoist-Vanderbeken @elvanderb SynacktivCVE-2023-42893 CVE-2023-3618 CVE-2020-19185 CVE-2020-19186 CVE-2020-19187 CVE-2020-19188 CVE-2020-19189 CVE-2020-19190 Ron Masas BreakPointCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit OffSecCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Mattie Behrens Joshua Jewett @JoshJewett33 Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongCVE-2023-5344 Pwn2car Zoom Offensive Security Team Nan Wang @eternalsakura13 360 Vulnerability Research Instituterushikesh nandedkar SungKwon Lee (Demon.Team) Kirin @Pwnrin Noah Roskin-Frazee Pr Don Clarke Jewel Lambert Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Offensive Security Offensive SecurityYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Zhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.2
14.2
macOS<12.7.2
12.7.2
macOS Ventura<13.6.3
13.6.3
macOS>=12.0.0<12.7.2
macOS>=13.0<13.6.3
macOS>=14.0<14.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-42891?

    CVE-2023-42891 is classified with a significant severity as it involves an authentication issue that may allow an app to monitor keystrokes without user consent.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-42891?

    To mitigate CVE-2023-42891, users should upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, or macOS Monterey 12.7.2.

  • Which macOS versions are affected by CVE-2023-42891?

    CVE-2023-42891 affects macOS versions from 12.0.0 up to 12.7.2, as well as versions from 13.0 to 13.6.3, and from 14.0 to 14.2.

  • What kind of issue does CVE-2023-42891 address?

    CVE-2023-42891 addresses an authentication issue with improved state management to prevent unauthorized keystroke monitoring.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2023-42891?

    The impact of CVE-2023-42891 allows potentially malicious applications to monitor user keystrokes without their permission.

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