Is CVE-2023-41898 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-41898 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-41898?

CVE-2023-41898 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-41898?

CVE-2023-41898 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (6th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41898?

Upgrade home assistant companion to 2023.9.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-41898

HIGH

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Home assistant is an open source home automation. The Home Assistant Companion for Android app up to version 2023.8.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary URL loading in a WebView. This enables all sorts of attacks, including arbitrary JavaScript execution, limited native code execution, and credential theft. This issue has been patched in version 2023.9.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. This issue is also tracked as GitHub Security Lab (GHSL) Vulnerability Report: `GHSL-2023-142`.

CWE-94Code Injection CWE-345

How to fix

Remediation Available

home assistant companionNVD

Affected:< 2023.9.2Fixed in:2023.9.2CVE-2023-41898derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.