Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in GNOME Web (Epiphany) - CVE-2023-26081
Published: August 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79636
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26081
CWE-ID: CWE-668
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GNOME Web (Epiphany)
GNOME Web (Epiphany)
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team
Gnome Development Team
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the autofill feature. A remote attacker can trick users into exfiltrating passwords due to autofill occurs in sandboxed contexts.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-mhhf-w9xw-pp9x
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1275
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SADQCSQKTJKTTIJMEPY7GII6IVQSKEKV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFWUNG6E4ZT43EYNHKYXS7QVSO2VW2H2/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00015.html