CVE-2023-5485Network attack vector

Autofill restriction bypass

Published Oct 11, 2023 · Updated Jun 16, 2025

Security feature bypass in Google Cloud Google Chrome before 118.0.5993.70 allows remote attackers to bypass autofill restrictions via crafted HTML pages. The Autofill implementation fails to enforce restrictions when processing attacker-controlled HTML, allowing prohibited autofill behavior. A remote attacker must lure a browser user to a crafted page; impact is limited to bypassing autofill controls, with no stated code execution or data theft.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Security feature bypass in Google Cloud Google Chrome before 118.0.5993.70 allows remote attackers to bypass autofill restrictions via crafted HTML pages. The Autofill implementation fails to enforce restrictions when processing attacker-controlled HTML, allowing prohibited autofill behavior. A remote attacker must lure a browser user to a crafted page; impact is limited to bypassing autofill controls, with no stated code execution or data theft.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5485
Published
Oct 11, 2023
Updated
Jun 16, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=118.0.5993.70 <118.0.5993.70

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=118.0.5993.70 <118.0.5993.70

Published CVSS scores

4.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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