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Google Chrome < 113.0.5672.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 175001

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 113.0.5672.63. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2023_05_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

 - Use after free in OS Inputs in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 113.0.5672.63 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to enage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted UI interaction. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-2461)

 - Inappropriate implementation in Prompts in Google Chrome prior to 113.0.5672.63 allowed a remote attacker to bypass permission restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-2459)

 - Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 113.0.5672.63 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass file access checks via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-2460)

 - Inappropriate implementation in Prompts in Google Chrome prior to 113.0.5672.63 allowed a remote attacker to obfuscate main origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-2462)

 - Inappropriate implementation in Full Screen Mode in Google Chrome on Android prior to 113.0.5672.63 allowed a remote attacker to hide the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-2463)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome version 113.0.5672.63 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6c2ae7ec

https://crbug.com/1423304

https://crbug.com/1419732

https://crbug.com/1350561

https://crbug.com/1375133

https://crbug.com/1406120

https://crbug.com/1418549

https://crbug.com/1399862

https://crbug.com/1385714

https://crbug.com/1413586

https://crbug.com/1416380

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 175001

File Name: google_chrome_113_0_5672_63.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/2/2023

Updated: 11/24/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2461

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Google Chrome

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2459, CVE-2023-2460, CVE-2023-2461, CVE-2023-2462, CVE-2023-2463, CVE-2023-2464, CVE-2023-2465, CVE-2023-2466, CVE-2023-2467, CVE-2023-2468

IAVA: 2023-A-0236-S