CVE-2022-2616 Other in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

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.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2616, GHSA-vc5p-hw28-hrg3, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2616.

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