3.3
LOW
CVE-2023-23505
Apple Contacts Data Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 27, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 27, 2023, 4:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-23505 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple watchos
4 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-23505.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213598 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213603 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213604 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-23505 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-23505 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.3, iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, watchOS 9.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213598 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213598 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213603 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213603 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213604 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213604 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-532
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.6.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-23505 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.33555

percentile

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