Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4077

 

Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4077

Published: August 2, 2023 / Updated: August 3, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78895
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4077
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Extensions in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2023-4077

Update to version 115.0.5790.170.

Google Chromium - update to 115.0.5790.170
Microsoft Edge - update to 115.0.1901.200
Google Chrome - update to 115.0.5790.170
chromium - update to 115.0.5790.170-1.fc38
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 120.0.2210.133
www-client/chromium - update to 120.0.6099.109
www-client/google-chrome - update to 120.0.6099.109
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 115.0.5790.170-1~deb11u1, 115.0.5790.170-1~deb12u1

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