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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2023-5479

CVE-2023-5479

MEDIUM6.5

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 118

Published Oct 11, 2023

Modified 1 years ago

Fix available

Details

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 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

Google Chrome

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

118.0.5993.70

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html

https://crbug.com/1471253

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5479

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5526

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

NoneA:N

6.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Ecosystems(20)

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016 Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019 Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Timeline

PublishedOct 11, 2023

ModifiedFeb 13, 2025

CVE-2023-5479 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence