CVE-2021-30617 Security feature bypass in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-30617 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-30617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 3 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30617/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30617/index.md)
Attackers can bypass Blink security policies in Chromium-based browsers, potentially undermining security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-30617?
CVE-2021-30617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 3 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Chromium: CVE-2021-30617 Policy bypass in Blink
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30617?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Edge Chromium.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30617?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2021-30617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-HB07332, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30617, GHSA-q8g3-jg66-m2gf, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30617.