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CVE-2023-1221:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-1221 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's Extensions API that was discovered and reported by Ahmed ElMasry on November 16, 2022. The vulnerability involves insufficient policy enforcement in the Extensions API that could allow an attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension (Chrome Releases).
Technical details
The vulnerability was classified as a medium severity issue related to insufficient policy enforcement in the Chrome Extensions API. Google awarded a $10,000 bounty for this vulnerability report, indicating its significant impact on browser security (Chrome Releases).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass navigation restrictions through a maliciously crafted Chrome extension (Ubuntu Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in Chrome version 111.0.5563.64 released on March 7, 2023. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Chrome Releases).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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