CVE-2021-37958 Cross-site scripting in Chrome

What is CVE-2021-37958?

CVE-2021-37958 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Oct 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

Inappropriate implementation in Navigation in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted HTML page.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37958?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2021-37958?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-37958 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37958, GHSA-4g9r-chmg-4h73, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37958.