Vulnerability · Published Aug 21, 2023 · Assigned by Google

CVE-2023-3481XSS in Chrome Lab Critters

Medium 5.7

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Critters from Google Chrome Labs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Critters versions 0.0.17-0.0.19 have an issue when parsing the HTML, which leads to a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) bug. We recommend upgrading to version 0.0.20 of the extension. 

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
npmcritters0.0.20GHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome Labs Critters 0.0.17 – before 0.0.19

Weakness: CWE-80, CWE-116 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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