CVE-2023-42844 Path traversal in macOS
A website can access sensitive user data by exploiting improper symlink handling in macOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-42844?
CVE-2023-42844 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 25 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A website may be able to access sensitive user data when resolving symlinks.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42844?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42844?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-42844 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42844 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jcp-64q4-69c4.