Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in macOS - CVE-2023-42927

 

Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in macOS - CVE-2023-42927

Published: December 11, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84072
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-2023-42927
CWE-ID: CWE-532
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 ExtensionKit stores sensitive information into log files. A local application can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.


Affected software

macOS
watchOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-42927

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 14.2 23C64
watchOS - update to 10.2
iPadOS - update to 17.2 21C62
Apple iOS - update to 17.2 21C62

External References

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