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CVE-2023-4357
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 47.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2023-08-15 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in XML in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass file access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 11.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 38
- Google Chrome: before 116.0.5845.96 — fixed in 116.0.5845.96
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 116.0.5845.96. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
- https://crbug.com/1458911
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DMXHPRUGBUDNHZCZCIVMWAUIEXEGMGT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCFEK63FUHFXZH5MSG6TNQOXMQWM4M5S/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5479
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
- https://crbug.com/1458911
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DMXHPRUGBUDNHZCZCIVMWAUIEXEGMGT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCFEK63FUHFXZH5MSG6TNQOXMQWM4M5S/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5479
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