Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2017-7113
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.1 is affected. The issue involves the "UIKit" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended read restrictions for secure text fields via vectors involving a focus-change event.
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- LOCAL
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- UNCHANGED
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- HIGH
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CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published