CVE-2023-2940 — Improper Access Control in Google Chrome

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control6 documents6 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.08%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Google ChromeChromiumDebian Chromium+2 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 30
Latest updateJun 13

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass file access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

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-28m3-c955-h29j: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 114↗2023-05-31
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OSV
CVE-2023-2940: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 114↗2023-05-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2023-2940 Inappropriate implementation in Downloads↗2023-06-13
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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2023-2940↗2023-05-30
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Debian
CVE-2023-2940: chromium - Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.9...↗2023
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