CVE-2023-42844

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A website may be able to access sensitive user data when resolving symlinks.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

02 Nov 2023, 18:08

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple macos Apple
CWE		CWE-59
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
References	~~(MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 -~~	(MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 -~~	(MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 -~~	(MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 -~~	(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 -~~	(MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 -~~	(MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 -~~	(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 -~~	(MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 -~~	(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5

26 Oct 2023, 00:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		(MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 -

25 Oct 2023, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		(MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 -

25 Oct 2023, 20:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		(MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 -

25 Oct 2023, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-10-25 19:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:23

NVD link : CVE-2023-42844

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42844

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42844

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

7.5 /10