CVE-2023-40580

Freighter mnemonic phrase may be accessed by Javascript through a private API

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Published Aug 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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

stellar

freighter

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 5.3.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:stellar:freighter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-45146	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

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% (0.819% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/stellar/freighter/commit/81f78ba008c41ce631a3d0f9e4449f4bbd90baee
https://github.com/stellar/freighter/pull/948
https://github.com/stellar/freighter/security/advisories/GHSA-vqr6-hwg2-775w

History

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Subscriptions

Stellar Freighter

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Aug 25, 2023, 7:51 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:38 PM
Reserved: Aug 16, 2023, 6:24 PM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:18 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 25, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:18 AM

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