Headline
CVE-2023-2940: Chromium: CVE-2023-2940 Inappropriate implementation in Downloads
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The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in Chromium Open Source Software (OSS) which is consumed by Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) is no longer vulnerable. Please see Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners for more information.
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CVE-ID
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Description
Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass file access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
References
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- MISC:https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
- URL:https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
- MISC:https://crbug.com/1426807
- URL:https://crbug.com/1426807
Assigning CNA
Chrome
Date Record Created
20230527
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Assigned (20230527)
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