CVE-2022-3201 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can bypass navigation restrictions in Chrome DevTools by tricking a user into installing a malicious extension and visiting a crafted page.

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-2022-3201?

CVE-2022-3201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 26 Sep 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

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in DevTools in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 105.0.5195.125 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3201?

It affects 3 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2022-3201?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-3201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3201, GHSA-3qqv-xxhx-9ggc, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3201.

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