PT-2023-25013 · Critters · Critters

Janicklas-Ralph · Published 2023-08-11 · Updated 2023-08-25 · CVE-2023-3481

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Critters versions 0.0.17 through 0.0.19

Description The issue arises when parsing HTML, leading to a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) bug. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Critters versions 0.0.17 through 0.0.19, upgrade to version 0.0.20 of the extension. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the parsing of HTML to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-116

CWE-80

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-3481

GHSA-CX3J-QQXJ-9597

Affected Products

Critters

References · 9

• https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/critters/security/advisories/GHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3481 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3481 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/critters/pull/133 · Note
• https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/critters · Note
• https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/critters/commit/7757902c9e0b3285d516359b3cb602cd9d50d80e · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68876 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56984 · Telegram Post