5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-54488
Apple Photos Unauthenticated File Viewing Vulnerability
Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 27, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 5, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-54488 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-54488 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 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-2024-54488.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837 Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121838 Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121840 Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121842 Release Notes

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).

skadz108

Updated: 2 months ago
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Born at : Nov. 23, 2022, 4:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-54488 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-54488 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-863
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.0 up to (excluding) 18.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.2
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121838 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121838 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121840 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121840 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121842 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121842 Release Notes
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121838
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121840
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121842
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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