CVE-2023-42942 Path traversal in iOS and iPadOS

What is CVE-2023-42942?

CVE-2023-42942 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Ipad Os, published on 21 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42942?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Apple Ipad Os, Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42942 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-2023-42942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipad Os

• CVE-2021-1794 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1795 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1796 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1818 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-23255 Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.1

All Apple Ipad Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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