CVE-2023-40438 — Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-379 — Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions4 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.08%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Ipados+3 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 10
Latest updateJan 11

Description

An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14
▶NVDapple/macos< 14.0
▶NVDapple/ipados< 16.7
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipadosunspecified — 16.7

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-95h7-88rj-5gc6: An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files↗2024-01-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2023-40438: macOS Sonoma 14↗2023-09-26
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Apple
CVE-2023-40438: iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7↗2023-09-21
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