Improper Access Control Affecting chromium package, versions [,118.0.5993.70)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CHROMIUM-5961709
  • published12 Oct 2023
  • disclosed11 Oct 2023
  • creditOm Apip

Introduced: 11 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-5481  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade chromium to version 118.0.5993.70 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control through the 'Downloads' component. An attacker can spoof security UI by crafting a specific HTML page. This is only exploitable if the attacker can persuade the user to visit a malicious webpage.

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