What is CVE-2023-0131?

CVE-2023-0131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-0131?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2023-0131

Inappropriate implementation in in iframe Sandbox in Google Chrome prior to 109.0.5414.74 allowed a remote attacker to bypass file download restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Published 2023-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
crbug.com/1357366 (Permissions Required)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10 (vendor-advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0131?: CVE-2023-0131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-0131?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.