CVE-2022-2856: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2022-2856 is a security vulnerability discovered in Google Chrome on Android prior to version 104.0.5112.101. The vulnerability was reported by Ashley Shen and Christian Resell of Google Threat Analysis Group on July 19, 2022, and was officially disclosed on August 16, 2022. The issue stems from insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents, which could allow a remote attacker to arbitrarily browse to a malicious website via a crafted HTML page (Chrome Release, NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as a high-severity issue that affects the Intents component of Google Chrome on Android. The core problem lies in the insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Intents functionality, which could be exploited through specially crafted HTML pages. The vulnerability received a CVSS score of 7.0, indicating its high severity level (Rapid7).

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary malicious websites through specially crafted HTML pages. This could potentially lead to phishing attacks, malware distribution, or other malicious activities by forcing users to visit unintended websites (Hacker News).

Google addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 104.0.5112.101 for Android. Users are strongly recommended to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to protect against potential exploits. The fix was released as part of a broader security update that addressed multiple vulnerabilities (Chrome Release).