What is CVE-2023-40580?

CVE-2023-40580 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stellar Freighter, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-08-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-40580?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Stellar Freighter

CVE-2023-40580

Freighter is a Stellar chrome extension. It may be possible for a malicious website to access the recovery mnemonic phrase when the Freighter wallet is unlocked. This vulnerability impacts access control to the mnemonic recovery phrase. This issue was patched in version 5.3.1.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.006 (43.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Stellar Freighter — versions < 5.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40580?: CVE-2023-40580 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stellar Freighter, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-40580?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.