CVE-2023-42844 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link Following5 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 43.13%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos MontereyApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 25

Description

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.1
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.6.1
▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.7.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14.1+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0.0 — 12.7.1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-2jcp-64q4-69c4: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks↗2023-10-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2023-42844: macOS Monterey 12.7.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42844: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42844: macOS Ventura 13.6.1↗2023-10-25
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