# CVE-2023-42823: Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

> An app can access user-sensitive data due to insufficient logging sanitization in Apple operating systems.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7279-4rvf-3vm5

## What is CVE-2023-42823?

CVE-2023-42823 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 21 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42823?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42823?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42823 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42823 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados

- [CVE-2025-43300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43300/): Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24201/): Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24085/): Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31200/): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31201/): Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42823 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42823 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 21 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Ipados. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42823/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42823/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42823
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42823
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42823

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42823/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.