CVE-2023-28207 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-28207
Vulnerability Scoring

5.5
/10
Significant Risk

Security assessments indicate that CVE-2023-28207 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Local
    Vulnerability requires local system access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-28207 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕐 25 Mar 2025, 13:15 UTC
Originally published on: 🕐 21 Mar 2025, 01:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 4 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2023-28207 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-28207: The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. A plug-in may be able to inherit app permissions and access user data.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-28207

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-28207 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-28207

CVE-2023-28207 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-28207, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-28207, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2023-28207 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2023-28207 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-28207 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2023-28207 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-277

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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