3.3
LOW
CVE-2023-27928
Apple Contacts Data Exposure in macOS and iOS
Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 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-2023-27928 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 tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 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-2023-27928.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213678 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-2023-27928 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-27928 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 This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, tvOS 16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, watchOS 9.4. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. 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 13.3, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, watchOS 9.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, tvOS 16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, watchOS 9.4. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
    Removed Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/May/7 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/May/7 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 19, 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 13.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, watchOS 9.4, tvOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, watchOS 9.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 16, 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/HT213670 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213678 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213678 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.7.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.7.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.7.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.4
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-2023-27928 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-27928 weaknesses.

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

0.33965

percentile

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