CVE-2023-40580
Freighter mnemonic phrase may be accessed by Javascript through a private API
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2023 at 07:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreighter
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
Freighter is a Stellar chrome extension. It may be possible for a malicious website to access the recovery mnemonic phrase when the Freighter wallet is unlocked. This vulnerability impacts access control to the mnemonic recovery phrase. This issue was patched in version 5.3.1.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/stellar/freighter/commit/81f78ba008c41ce631a3d0f9e4449f4bbd90baeex_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/stellar/freighter/security/advisories/GHSA-vqr6-hwg2-775wCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200NVD-CWE-noinfo
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