Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2023-5487
Inappropriate implementation in Fullscreen in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published · last modified .
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:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.8% 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 118.0.5993.70
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1062251 (Permissions Required)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5526 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5487?
- CVE-2023-5487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5487?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5487 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.