01 Record
CVE-2023-23523
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Photos belonging to the Hidden Photos Album could be viewed without
LowPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score3.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
02 Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Photos belonging to the Hidden Photos Album could be viewed without
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 13.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 3.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-05-08 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-01-29 16:04Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-01-12
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9dc33f5c0abc9b5728e9852775e1947dff05bcad8a32d2dde863595161565c13
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676