CVE-2022-0804
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Inappropriate implementation in Full screen mode in Google Chrome on Android prior to version 99.0.4844.51 allowed a remote attacker to hide the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability was reported by Irvan Kurniawan (sourc7) on October 29, 2021, and was assigned CVE-2022-0804 (Chrome Release).

Technical details

The vulnerability was classified as Medium severity and was awarded a bounty of $2,500. The issue specifically affected the full-screen mode implementation in Google Chrome's Android version, where attackers could manipulate the visibility of the URL bar through specially crafted HTML content (Chrome Release).

Impact

The vulnerability allowed malicious actors to hide the URL bar (Omnibox) contents from users, potentially facilitating phishing attacks by concealing the true website URL from the user (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was patched in Google Chrome version 99.0.4844.51. Users were advised to update their Chrome installations to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (Debian Security).

Additional resources


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