ubuntu-cve-2023-26081
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-02-20 03:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:02
Summary
Details

In Epiphany (aka GNOME Web) through 43.0, untrusted web content can trick users into exfiltrating passwords, because autofill occurs in sandboxed contexts.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser",
            "binary_version": "3.18.11-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser-data",
            "binary_version": "3.18.11-0ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "epiphany-browser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/epiphany-browser@3.18.11-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.16.3-1ubuntu1",
        "3.18.0-1ubuntu2",
        "3.18.1-1ubuntu1",
        "3.18.3-0ubuntu1",
        "3.18.5-0ubuntu1",
        "3.18.5-0ubuntu1.1",
        "3.18.10-0ubuntu1",
        "3.18.11-0ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser",
            "binary_version": "3.28.6-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser-data",
            "binary_version": "3.28.6-0ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "epiphany-browser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/epiphany-browser@3.28.6-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.26.1-1ubuntu1",
        "3.26.1-1ubuntu2",
        "3.26.1-1ubuntu4",
        "3.26.5.1-1ubuntu1",
        "3.27.90-1ubuntu1",
        "3.28.0.1-1ubuntu1",
        "3.28.1-1ubuntu1",
        "3.28.5-0ubuntu1",
        "3.28.6-0ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser",
            "binary_version": "3.36.4-0ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser-data",
            "binary_version": "3.36.4-0ubuntu2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "epiphany-browser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/epiphany-browser@3.36.4-0ubuntu2?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "3.34.1-1build1",
        "3.36.0-1",
        "3.36.1-1",
        "3.36.2-0ubuntu1",
        "3.36.3-0ubuntu1",
        "3.36.4-0ubuntu1",
        "3.36.4-0ubuntu2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser",
            "binary_version": "42.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser-data",
            "binary_version": "42.4-0ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "epiphany-browser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/epiphany-browser@42.4-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "41.0-2",
        "41.2-1",
        "41.3-1",
        "42~beta-1",
        "42.0-1",
        "42.1-1",
        "42.1-1ubuntu1",
        "42.4-0ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser",
            "binary_version": "46.5-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser-data",
            "binary_version": "46.5-0ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "epiphany-browser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/epiphany-browser@46.5-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "45.1-1",
        "46~alpha-1",
        "46~beta-1",
        "46.0-1",
        "46.0-2build1",
        "46.5-0ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser",
            "binary_version": "48.5-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser-data",
            "binary_version": "48.5-3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "epiphany-browser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/epiphany-browser@48.5-3?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "48.0-1",
        "48.3-1",
        "48.3-2",
        "48.3-2build1",
        "48.5-1",
        "48.5-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser",
            "binary_version": "49.2-3ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser-data",
            "binary_version": "49.2-3ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "epiphany-browser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/epiphany-browser@49.2-3ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "49.1-1",
        "49.2-1",
        "49.2-2",
        "49.2-3",
        "49.2-3ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "In Epiphany (aka GNOME Web) through 43.0, untrusted web content can trick users into exfiltrating passwords, because autofill occurs in sandboxed contexts.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26081",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:02:30Z",
  "published": "2023-02-20T03:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-26081"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-mhhf-w9xw-pp9x"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1275"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26081"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-26081"
  ]
}



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