Password Exfiltration Vulnerability in Epiphany Browser by GNOME
CVE-2023-26081

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnome
Status
Epiphany
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 February 2023

What is CVE-2023-26081?

In Epiphany (also known as GNOME Web) version 43.0, a security flaw exists where untrusted web content can manipulate the autofill feature, causing users' passwords to be inadvertently exfiltrated from sandboxed contexts. This vulnerability highlights the risks associated with autofill mechanisms when interacting with potentially malicious websites.

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/...
https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advi...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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