CVE-2023-42961

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

CVSS v3 6.3 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120328	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120329	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120337	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120950	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-04-11 15:15

Updated : 2025-04-21 22:04

NVD link : CVE-2023-42961

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42961

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42961

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
macos
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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