Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2022-0117

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2022-0117

Published: January 4, 2022 / Updated: January 6, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59218
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0117
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 incorrect implementation of policy restrictions in Service Workers. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page and bypass implemented security restrictions.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2022-0117

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 97.0.4692.71
Microsoft Edge - update to 97.0.1072.55
chromium (Debian package) - update to 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1
chromium - addressed in versions 99.0.4844.51-1.el7, 99.0.4844.51-1.el8, 99.0.4844.51-1.fc34, 99.0.4844.51-1.fc35, 99.0.4844.51-1.fc36

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