Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2023 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2023-4368
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass an enterprise policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4368 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5479-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4368 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4368 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
- https://crbug.com/1467751
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5479
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCFEK63FUHFXZH5MSG6TNQOXMQWM4M5S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DMXHPRUGBUDNHZCZCIVMWAUIEXEGMGT/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34