CVE-2023-3481
XSS in Chrome Lab Critters
Critters versions 0.0.17-0.0.19 have an issue when parsing the HTML, which leads to a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) bug. We recommend upgrading to version 0.0.20 of the extension.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
XSS in Chrome Lab Critters
Critters versions 0.0.17-0.0.19 have an issue when parsing the HTML, which leads to a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) bug. We recommend upgrading to version 0.0.20 of the extension.
- Record
CVE-2023-3481- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-80, CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2277
Critters versions 0.0.17-0.0.19 have an issue when parsing the HTML, which leads to a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) bug. We recommend upgrading to version 0.0.20 of the extension.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2277- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597
Critters Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
Impact
Critters version 0.0.17-0.0.19 have an issue when parsing the HTML which leads to a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) bug.
Patches
The bug has been fixed in v0.0.20.
Workarounds
Upgrading Critters version to >0.0.20 is the easiest fix. This is a non breaking version upgrade so we recommend all users to use v0.0.20.
- Record
GHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-80, CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Critters versions 0.0.17-0.0.19 have an issue when parsing the HTML, which leads to a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) bug. We recommend upgrading to version 0.0.20 of the extension.
- Record
CVE-2023-3481- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-80, CWE-116, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597
Critters Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
Impact
Critters version 0.0.17-0.0.19 have an issue when parsing the HTML which leads to a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) bug.
Patches
The bug has been fixed in v0.0.20.
Workarounds
Upgrading Critters version to >0.0.20 is the easiest fix. This is a non breaking version upgrade so we recommend all users to use v0.0.20.
- Record
GHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-116, CWE-79, CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1792583825 No score
TuxCare security update for critters (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt critters to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 0.0.16-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1792583825- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2023-3481 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Google Critters, published August 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. Fixed in critters 0.0.20.
References
github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/critters/security/advisories/GHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3481