Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2160

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2160

Published: June 21, 2022 / Updated: June 23, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64563
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2160
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 DevTools in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, bypass implemented security measures and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2022-2160

Update to version 103.0.5060.53.

Google Chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium (Debian package) - update to 103.0.5060.53-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 103.0.1264.37
www-client/google-chrome - update to 101.0.1210.47
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium - addressed in versions 103.0.5060.114-1.el7, 103.0.5060.114-1.el8, 103.0.5060.114-1.el9, 103.0.5060.114-1.fc35, 103.0.5060.114-1.fc36

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