CVE-2023-42438

View on CVE.org

Published Oct 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 14.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-46890	An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.776% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984

History

Feb 13, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Oct 25, 2023, 6:31 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:09 PM
Reserved: Sep 14, 2023, 7:03 PM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:16 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:16 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 25, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "macOS", "vendor": "Apple", "versions": [{"lessThan": "14.1", "status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "source": "product-security@apple.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F9F52915-10F1-4514-B839-F6DC74B53555", "versionEndExcluding": "14.1", "versionStartIncluding": "14.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se solucion\u00f3 un problema de interfaz de usuario inconsistente con una gesti\u00f3n del estado mejorada. Este problema se solucion\u00f3 en macOS Sonoma 14.1. Visitar un sitio web malicioso puede provocar una suplantaci\u00f3n de la interfaz de usuario."}], "id": "CVE-2023-42438", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:23:49.880", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 4.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 1.4, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2023-42438", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2024-09-10T15:44:59.025026Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2023-10-25T19:15:10.297", "references": [{"source": "product-security@apple.com", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24"}, {"source": "product-security@apple.com", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984"}, {"source": "product-security@apple.com", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984"}], "sourceIdentifier": "product-security@apple.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}