CVE-2023-4078
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–8.8
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1950Google Chrome: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Google Chrome ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site-Script-Angriff auszuführen, beliebigen Code auszuführen und vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1979Microsoft Edge: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Edge ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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sources
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlcnnvd
- https://crbug.com/1461895cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-4078/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PQKT7EGDD2P3L7S3NXEDDRCPK4NNZNWJ/cnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4078cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4446cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5467cnnvd
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlenisa_euvd
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