Medium severity5.7NVD Advisory· Published Aug 21, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-3481

Description

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
crittersnpm	>= 0.0.17, < 0.0.20	0.0.20

Affected products

Google/Critters2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:critters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:critters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=0.0.17,<=0.0.19
- (no CPE)range: 0.0.17
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/critters
Range: >= 0.0.17, < 0.0.20

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/critters/security/advisories/GHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cx3j-qqxj-9597ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3481ghsaADVISORY
github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/critters/commit/7757902c9e0b3285d516359b3cb602cd9d50d80eghsaWEB
github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/critters/pull/133ghsaWEB

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