medium
5.5
CWE
20 362 416
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-42893: Input Validation

First published: Mon Dec 11 2023(Updated: )

A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, tvOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to access protected user data.

Credit: CVE-2023-42893 an anonymous researcher Ron Masas ImpervaKirin @Pwnrin 小来来 @Smi1eSEC pattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightAmir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsCertiK SkyFall Team Junsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day Initiativean anonymous researcher MIT CSAIL MIT CSAILJoseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILPr BarPr Hebrew University EP Nick Wellnhofer Gil Pedersen Dohyun Lee @l33d0hyun LFY @secsys Fudan UniversityDaniel Zajork Joshua Zajork Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitsmm Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeScott Johnson RIPEDA ConsultingMykola Grymalyuk RIPEDA ConsultingJordy Witteman Carlos Polop Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 Mickey Jin @patch1t Narendra Bhati Suma Soft PvtShaheen Fazim Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiLFY @secsys yulige Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis Robert Reichel CVE-2024-27806 Yann GASCUEL Alter Solutionsajajfxhj Maksymilian Motyl Immunity SystemsManfred Paul @_manfp Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeEmilio Cobos MozillaLukas Bernhard CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information SecurityNan Wang @eternalsakura13 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteJoe Rutkowski @Joe12387 Crawless @abrahamjuliot Jeff Johnson underpassappPwn2car Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeMinghao Lin Baidu Security Baidu SecurityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Lucas Monteiro Daniel Monteiro Felipe Monteiro Alexander Heinrich SEEMOO TU Darmstadt @Sn0wfreeze Shai Mishali @freak4pc Pan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteTalal Haj Bakry Mysk IncTommy Mysk @mysk_co Mysk IncAndr.Ess Adam Berry Srijan Poudel Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology BhopalRomy R. Manfred Paul @_manfp Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative product-security@apple.com Noah Roskin-Frazee Pr Ivan Fratric Google Project Zero Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMarc Newlin SkySafeKoh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h CVE-2023-38545 CVE-2023-38039 CVE-2023-38546 Anthony Cruz Tyrant Corp @App Wojciech Regula SecuRingZhenjiang Zhao Pangu TeamQianxin Junsung Lee Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken @elvanderb SynacktivCVE-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 rushikesh nandedkar SungKwon Lee (Demon.Team) Don Clarke

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.5
14.5
tvOS<17.2
17.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.3
16.7.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.3
16.7.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.2
10.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=17.0<17.2
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<16.7.3
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS>=17.0<17.2
Apple iOS and macOS>=12.0<12.7.2
Apple iOS and macOS>=13.0<13.6.3
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.2
tvOS<17.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.2
macOS<12.7.2
12.7.2
macOS Ventura<13.6.3
13.6.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-42893?

    The severity of CVE-2023-42893 is classified as moderate due to its potential impact on permissions.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-42893?

    To address CVE-2023-42893, users should update to the latest versions of affected Apple products as specified in the advisory.

  • What Apple products are affected by CVE-2023-42893?

    CVE-2023-42893 affects several Apple products, including macOS Monterey, macOS Ventura, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

  • When was CVE-2023-42893 addressed by Apple?

    Apple addressed CVE-2023-42893 in updates released on specific dates, found in the release notes for each affected product.

  • Can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-42893 remotely?

    Exploitation of CVE-2023-42893 typically requires local access to the device, reducing the risk of remote attacks.

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