CVE-2023-5479 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Google Chrome and Debian-based Chrome installations prior to version 118.0.5993.70. It involves an inappropriate implementation in the Extensions API that allows an attacker to bypass enterprise policies through a crafted HTML page, provided they can convince a user to install a malicious extension. The attack requires user interaction and has a high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 118.0.5993.70, < 118.0.5993.70CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 118.0.5993.70CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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