Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-40580Freighter mnemonic phrase may be accessed by Javascript through a private API
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity information exposure in freighter from stellar. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Freighter is a Stellar chrome extension. It may be possible for a malicious website to access the recovery mnemonic phrase when the Freighter wallet is unlocked. This vulnerability impacts access control to the mnemonic recovery phrase. This issue was patched in version 5.3.1.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/stellar/freighter/security/advisories/GHSA-vqr6-hwg2-775w x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/stellar/freighter/pull/948 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/stellar/freighter/commit/81f78ba008c41ce631a3d0f9e4449f4bbd90baee x_refsource_MISC