CVE-2024-11116
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-11116 was discovered in Google Chrome's Blink component. The issue affects versions prior to 131.0.6778.69 and involves an inappropriate implementation that could allow UI spoofing attacks. The vulnerability was reported by Thomas Orlita on November 14, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on November 12, 2024 (Chrome Release).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (Medium severity) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The issue specifically relates to an inappropriate implementation in the Paint component of Blink, requiring user interaction through specific UI gestures to exploit (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, the vulnerability allows an attacker to perform UI spoofing through a crafted HTML page, potentially misleading users about the interface they are interacting with. The attack requires user interaction and can only achieve limited impact according to the CVSS scoring (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Google has addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 131.0.6778.69 and later. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to the latest version to mitigate this security risk (Chrome Release).

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