CVE-2023-2941 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to spoof the contents of the UI via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00083.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Google	Chrome

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-5418-1	chromium security update

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
https://crbug.com/1430269
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418

History

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-451
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2023-05-30T21:31:41.432Z

Updated: 2025-03-11T16:21:45.658Z

Reserved: 2023-05-27T19:39:15.280Z

Link: CVE-2023-2941

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:41:03.552Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-30T22:15:10.570

Modified: 2025-03-11T17:15:47.973

Link: CVE-2023-2941

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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