# CVE-2023-5590: PYSEC-2023-206 - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository seleniumhq/selenium prior to 4.14.0.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-5590-pysec-2023-206-null-pointer-dereference-in-github-repository  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-5590 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-15

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository seleniumhq/selenium prior to 4.14.0.

Technologies: [selenium (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/selenium). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-5590 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-5590 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-5590?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** selenium (PyPI) GIT:introduced=0,fixed=023a0d52f106321838ab1c0997e76693f4dcbdf6|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.14.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-5590?** Yes. selenium (PyPI): upgrade to 4.14.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-5590?** Check whether you run selenium (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- selenium (PyPI): upgrade to 4.14.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "selenium>=4.14.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- selenium (PyPI) GIT:introduced=0,fixed=023a0d52f106321838ab1c0997e76693f4dcbdf6|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.14.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-5590
- PYSEC-2023-206

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