CVE-2022-2616 Other in Chrome
An attacker can spoof the browser URL bar via a malicious extension, potentially misleading users about the current site.
- 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-2022-2616?
CVE-2022-2616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Aug 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 104.0.5112.79 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2616?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2616?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2022-2616 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2616 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2616, GHSA-vc5p-hw28-hrg3, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2616.