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Apple Xcode < 12.4 access to arbitrary files (macOS)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 158830

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Synopsis

An IDE application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by arbitrary file access.

Description

The version of Xcode running on the remote host is prior to 12.4. It is, Therefore, potentially affected by arbitrary file access as referenced in the vendor advisory. A remote attacker can exploit this to read arbitrary files and disclose sensitive information.

Solution

Upgrade to Apple Xcode version 12.4 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212153

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 158830

File Name: macos_xcode_12_4.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 3/11/2022

Updated: 3/14/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-1800

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:xcode

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Apple Xcode

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-1800

APPLE-SA: HT212153