CVE-2023-4077 Cross-site scripting in Chrome

What is CVE-2023-4077?

CVE-2023-4077 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 3 Aug 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

Insufficient data validation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4077?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4077?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-4077 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4077 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2020-16017 Google Chrome Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2020-16010 Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2026-87491 Google Chromium V8 Out of Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2026-85046 Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

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Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4077, GHSA-x2x8-ph79-9fqc.