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CVE-2022-2861 json

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-35095

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject arbitrary scripts into WebUI via a crafted HTML page.

Patch / fix

  • Google Chrome 104.0.5112.101
  • chromium Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 104.0.5112.101-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2861

  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 104.0.5112.101-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2861

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 104.0.5112.101-1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1
  • opera openSUSE Leap 15.4 NonFree 90.0.4480.54-lp154.2.17.1
  • opera openSUSE Leap 15.3 NonFree 90.0.4480.54-lp153.2.57.1
  • chromium Package Hub 15 SP4, Package Hub 15 SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.4 +1 more 104.0.5112.101-bp154.2.23.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12277-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1openSUSE-SU-2022:10109-1openSUSE-SU-2022:10108-1openSUSE-SU-2022:10099-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2022-2861 updated cvss 8.8

chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Google Chrome

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
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References

Sources

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