NULL Pointer Dereference in seleniumhq/selenium
Priority HIGH 72CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository seleniumhq/selenium prior to 4.14.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01006 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial seleniumhq/selenium (seleniumhq): 4.14.0Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seleniumhq | seleniumhq/selenium | before 4.14.0 | 4.14.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- seleniumhq/selenium Vendorseleniumhq Affected before 4.14.0 Fixed in 4.14.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA seleniumhq/selenium (seleniumhq) Fixed in 4.14.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 10 products
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5590
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4phc-fq33-39gx
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-5590 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5590 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4phc-fq33-39gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-5590 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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