PT-2023-5808 · Apple · Macos Big Sur+4

Nick Brook · Published 2023-07-24 · Updated 2023-12-22 · CVE-2023-40442

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS Big Sur versions 11.7.9 and earlier iOS versions 15.7.8 and earlier iPadOS versions 15.7.8 and earlier macOS Monterey versions 12.6.8 and earlier

Description A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue may allow an app to read sensitive location information. The issue is related to insufficient protection of registration data in the Accessibility component of the operating systems.

Recommendations For macOS Big Sur version 11.7.9 and earlier, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.9 or later. For iOS version 15.7.8 and earlier, update to iOS 15.7.8 or later. For iPadOS version 15.7.8 and earlier, update to iPadOS 15.7.8 or later. For macOS Monterey version 12.6.8 and earlier, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.8 or later.

Fix

Insertion into Log File

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-532

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06494

CVE-2023-40442

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Big Sur

Macos Monterey

References · 12

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40442 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40442 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06494 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1701379581117149460 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/58340 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/60267 · Telegram Post
• https://rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/apple-osx-accessibility-cve-2023-40442 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1701468806487384327 · Twitter Post