CVE-2023-2939 — Link Following in Google Chrome

CWE-59 — Link Following6 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Google ChromeChromiumDebian Chromium+2 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 30
Latest updateJun 13

Description

Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages6 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome114.0.5735.90 — 114.0.5735.90
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 114.0.5735.90
▶debiandebian/chromium< chromium 114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1 (bookworm)
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vpfc-9392-2w4q: Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114↗2023-05-31
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OSV
CVE-2023-2939: Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114↗2023-05-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2023-2939 Insufficient data validation in Installer↗2023-06-13
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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2023-2937↗2023-05-30
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Debian
CVE-2023-2939: chromium - Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 1...↗2023
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