CVE-2023-26156 (High) detected in chromedriver-74.0.0.tgz

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CVE-2023-26156 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - chromedriver-74.0.0.tgz

ChromeDriver for Selenium

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/chromedriver/-/chromedriver-74.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/chromedriver

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ chromedriver-74.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: b9888ec61e269386b4fab790d7d16670ad49b548

Found in base branch: fix-babel-core-js

Vulnerability Details

Versions of the package chromedriver before 119.0.1 are vulnerable to Command Injection when setting the chromedriver.path to an arbitrary system binary. This could lead to unauthorized access and potentially malicious actions on the host system.

Note:

An attacker must have access to the system running the vulnerable chromedriver library to exploit it. The success of exploitation also depends on the permissions and privileges of the process running chromedriver.

Publish Date: 2023-11-09

URL: CVE-2023-26156

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26156

Release Date: 2023-11-09

Fix Resolution: 119.0.1

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