CVE-2023-2941

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Published May 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to spoof the contents of the UI via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Chrome

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`114.0.5735.90`	affected	< 114.0.5735.90

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-5418-1	chromium security update

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.621% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
https://crbug.com/1430269
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418

History

Mar 11, 2025 5:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-451
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Chrome

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 4:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published: May 30, 2023, 9:31 PM
Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 4:21 PM
Reserved: May 27, 2023, 7:39 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:41 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:41 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 30, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

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