CVE-2023-26081 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In Epiphany (aka GNOME Web) through 43.0, untrusted web content can trick users into exfiltrating passwords, because autofill occurs in sandboxed contexts.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00147.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Fedoraproject	Fedora
Gnome	Epiphany

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3423-1	epiphany-browser security update
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29955	In Epiphany (aka GNOME Web) through 43.0, untrusted web content can trick users into exfiltrating passwords, because autofill occurs in sandboxed contexts.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-mhhf-w9xw-pp9x
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1275
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00015.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFWUNG6E4ZT43EYNHKYXS7QVSO2VW2H2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SADQCSQKTJKTTIJMEPY7GII6IVQSKEKV/

History

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-18T15:00:49.464Z

Reserved: 2023-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-26081

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:39:06.660Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-20T03:15:10.313

Modified: 2025-03-18T15:15:45.960

Link: CVE-2023-26081

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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