Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-4762
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.179 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 5, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 14, 2024, 7:39 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-4762 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-4762 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Google chrome
1 Microsoft edge_chromium
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 4
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-2023-4762.

URL Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1473247 Permissions Required
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/ Mailing List
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4762 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491 Mailing List Third Party 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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Uniguri/CVE-nday

None

Python WebAssembly JavaScript Makefile C

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 4, 2024, 2:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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wh1ant/vulnjs

Research browser

JavaScript HTML

Updated: 8 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 8, 2023, 11:44 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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sherlocksecurity/CVE-2023-4762-Code-Review

None

JavaScript

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 27, 2023, 2:29 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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buptsb/CVE-2023-4762

None

JavaScript

Updated: 6 months ago
26 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : Sept. 27, 2023, 9:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.
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nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
6375 stars 1107 fork 1107 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 904 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-4762 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-4762 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491 Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-843
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4762 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4762 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 116.0.1938.76
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Feb. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2024-02-06
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Due Date 2024-02-27
    Added Vulnerability Name Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4762 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 [No types assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/1473247 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/1473247 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-843
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 116.0.5845.179
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491 [No Types Assigned]
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-2023-4762 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-4762 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

66.19 }} -0.59%

score

0.98016

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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