What is CVE-2023-41898?

CVE-2023-41898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Home-assistant Core, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-41898?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

RCE in Home-assistant Core

CVE-2023-41898

Home assistant is an open source home automation. The Home Assistant Companion for Android app up to version 2023.8.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary URL loading in a WebView. This enables all sorts of attacks, including arbitrary JavaScript ex…

EPSS: 0.001 (26.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Home-assistant Core — versions < 2023.9.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

https://github.com/home-assistant/core/security/advisories/GHSA-jvpm-q3hq-86rg (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41898?: CVE-2023-41898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Home-assistant Core, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-41898?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.