Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-1857

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-1857

Published: May 24, 2022 / Updated: May 31, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63600
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1857
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, bypass implemented security measures and compromise the affected system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/google-chrome
chromium
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2022-1857

Update to version 102.0.5005.61.

Google Chromium - update to 102.0.5005.61
Google Chrome - update to 102.0.5005.61
chromium (Debian package) - update to 102.0.5005.61-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 102.0.1245.30
www-client/google-chrome - update to 101.0.1210.47
chromium - addressed in versions 102.0.5005.115-1.el7, 102.0.5005.115-1.el8, 102.0.5005.115-1.fc35, 102.0.5005.115-1.fc36, 102.0.5005.115-2.el9
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53

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