Cleartext storage of sensitive information in iPadOS and Apple iOS - CVE-2023-40520
Published: September 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81208
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40520
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Photos Storage saves edited photos to a temporary directory. A local application can view edited photos.
Affected software
iPadOS
Apple iOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
watchOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-40520
Install updates from vendor's website.
iPadOS - update to 17.0
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 17.0 21A326, 17.0 21A327, 17.0 21A329, 17.0 21A331
watchOS - update to 10.0
tvOS - update to 17.0
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 17.0 21A326, 17.0 21A327, 17.0 21A329, 17.0 21A331
watchOS - update to 10.0
tvOS - update to 17.0