CVE-2023-42943 Information disclosure in macOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An app can read sensitive location information due to insufficient redaction in log entries, affecting macOS users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-42943?

CVE-2023-42943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 29 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42943?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-42943 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42943 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jfh3-2j6g-58qv.

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