8.6
HIGH
CVE-2023-41898
"Home Assistant Companion for Android WebView Arbitrary URL Loading Vulnerability"
Description

Home assistant is an open source home automation. The Home Assistant Companion for Android app up to version 2023.8.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary URL loading in a WebView. This enables all sorts of attacks, including arbitrary JavaScript execution, limited native code execution, and credential theft. This issue has been patched in version 2023.9.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. This issue is also tracked as GitHub Security Lab (GHSL) Vulnerability Report: `GHSL-2023-142`.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 26, 2023, 4:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-41898 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Home-assistant home-assistant
2 Home-assistant home_assistant_companion
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-41898.

URL Resource
https://github.com/home-assistant/core/security/advisories/GHSA-jvpm-q3hq-86rg Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-41898 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-41898 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/home-assistant/core/security/advisories/GHSA-jvpm-q3hq-86rg No Types Assigned https://github.com/home-assistant/core/security/advisories/GHSA-jvpm-q3hq-86rg Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:home-assistant:home_assistant_companion:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2023.9.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-41898 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} -0.00%

score

0.22625

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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