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CVE-2022-3661:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-3661 is a vulnerability discovered in Google Chrome's Extensions system. The vulnerability was reported on August 4, 2022, by Young Min Kim (@ylemkimon) from CompSec Lab at Seoul National University and was addressed in Chrome version 107.0.5304.62. This security flaw affects Chrome's browser extensions functionality (Chrome Releases).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Low severity issue with a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium). It involves insufficient data validation in the Extensions component of Google Chrome, which could potentially lead to cross-origin data leakage when exploited through a compromised renderer process (Rapid7).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data through a crafted Chrome extension (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in Chrome version 107.0.5304.62 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Chrome Releases).
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