CVE-2022-4183 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass navigation restrictions in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages due to insufficient popup blocker policy enforcement.

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-2022-4183?

CVE-2022-4183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 29 Nov 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 policy enforcement in Popup Blocker in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.71 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4183?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4183?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-4183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4183, GHSA-m835-whq5-8xp4, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4183.

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