Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2023 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2023-4357
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation 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 47.1% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)47.1%top 1.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in XML in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass file access restrictions 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-2023-4357 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5479-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4357 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4357 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
- https://crbug.com/1458911
- 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