CVE-2023-4357

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in XML in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass file access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected

Google · Chrome

CVSS v3.1 NVD

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

47.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2023-08-15

Updated

2025-02-13

Proof-of-concept exploits (7)

• CamillaFranceschini/CVE-2023-43570★ · 2024-06-20
• WinnieZy/CVE-2023-43570★ · 2024-01-09
• lon5948/CVE-2023-4357-Exploitation4★ · 2024-04-13
• passwa11/CVE-2023-4357-APT-Style-exploitation0★ · 2023-11-21
• sunu11/chrome-CVE-2023-43574★ · 2023-11-29
• xcanwin/CVE-2023-4357-Chrome-XXE229★ · 2025-04-04
• shihongsu/NetSec-CVE-2023-43570★ · 2026-09-02

Security advisories

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/me…
• https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5479

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-20562
• CVE-2023-29017
• CVE-2023-3519
• CVE-2023-38646
• CVE-2023-47218
• CVE-2024-26026