Is CVE-2023-42845 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42845 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42845?

CVE-2023-42845 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42845?

CVE-2023-42845 has an EPSS score of 0.76% (51th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42845?

Upgrade ipados to 17.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42845

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.1Fixed in:17.1CVE-2023-42845derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.1Fixed in:17.1CVE-2023-42845derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.1Fixed in:14.1CVE-2023-42845derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-10271	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-42793	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-1388	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-37415	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-21839	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.