CVE-2023-42919 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An app can access sensitive user data due to insufficient redaction in log entries, affecting Apple operating systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-42919?

CVE-2023-42919 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 12 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42919?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42919?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42919 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-42919 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9gqc-xrcf-jmcv.

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