CVE-2023-1813 Security feature bypass in Chrome

What is CVE-2023-1813?

CVE-2023-1813 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 4 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 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)

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1813?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1813?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2023-1813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1813, GHSA-xh5x-gc2m-92g9, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1813.