CVE-2022-1488 Information disclosure in Chrome
An attacker can leak cross-origin data by tricking a user into installing a malicious Chrome extension due to an inappropriate Extensions API implementation.
- 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-2022-1488?
CVE-2022-1488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 26 Jul 2022. 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 Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1488?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1488?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2022-1488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-LY68253, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1488, GHSA-m5hw-3f6m-j7mr, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1488.