CVE-2023-42957 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An app can read sensitive location information due to insufficient permission restrictions, affecting Apple operating systems.
- 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-2023-42957?
CVE-2023-42957 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, 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 permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42957?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42957?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-42957 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42957 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5488-c7c3-vx9f.