CVE-2022-0117
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-0117 is a policy bypass vulnerability discovered in the Service Workers component of Google Chrome's Blink engine. The vulnerability was identified in versions prior to 97.0.4692.71 and was disclosed on January 4, 2022. The issue allows a remote attacker to potentially leak cross-origin data through a specially crafted HTML page (Chrome Release, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a policy bypass issue affecting the Service Workers functionality in Google Chrome's Blink engine. It was reported by Dongsung Kim (@kid1ng) on August 13, 2020, and was assigned a Low severity rating (Chrome Release).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass security policies and potentially leak cross-origin data when a user visits a specially crafted HTML page (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was patched in Google Chrome version 97.0.4692.71. Users and administrators are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Chrome Release).

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