CVE-2023-2311
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49...
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
CVE-2023-2311- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
CVE-2023-2311- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-33816
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
EUVD-2023-33816- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9c59-hw33-w5gf
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49...
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
GHSA-9c59-hw33-w5gf- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
CVE-2023-2311- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-2311
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2311- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 112.0.5615.49-1 | 112.0.5615.49-1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 112.0.5615.49-1 | 112.0.5615.49-1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 112.0.5615.49-1 | 112.0.5615.49-1 |
chromiumDebian:11 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 112.0.5615.49-2~deb11u2, plus listed versions 100.0.4896.127-1100.0.4896.127-1~deb11u1100.0.4896.60-1100.0.4896.60-1~deb11u1100.0.4896.75-1 Show 45 moreShow less100.0.4896.75-1~deb11u1100.0.4896.88-1100.0.4896.88-1~deb11u1101.0.4951.41-1101.0.4951.41-1~deb11u1101.0.4951.41-2101.0.4951.54-1101.0.4951.64-1101.0.4951.64-1~deb11u1102.0.5005.115-1102.0.5005.115-1~deb11u1102.0.5005.61-1102.0.5005.61-1~deb11u1103.0.5060.114-1103.0.5060.114-1~deb11u1103.0.5060.134-1103.0.5060.134-1~deb11u1103.0.5060.53-1103.0.5060.53-1~deb11u1104.0.5112.101-1104.0.5112.101-1~deb11u1104.0.5112.79-1104.0.5112.79-1~deb11u1105.0.5195.102-1105.0.5195.102-1~deb11u1105.0.5195.125-1105.0.5195.125-1~deb11u1105.0.5195.52-1105.0.5195.52-1~deb11u1106.0.5249.103-1106.0.5249.103-2106.0.5249.119-1106.0.5249.119-1~deb11u1106.0.5249.61-1106.0.5249.61-1~deb11u1106.0.5249.91-1106.0.5249.91-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.110-1107.0.5304.110-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.110-2107.0.5304.121-1107.0.5304.121-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.68-1107.0.5304.68-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.87-1 |
112.0.5615.49-2~deb11u2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-2311 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Chrome, published April 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in chromium 112.0.5615.49-1.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
crbug.com/1354505
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/B6SAST6CB5KKCQKH75ER2UQ3ICYPHCIZ
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2311
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c59-hw33-w5gf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-2311
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