CVE-2021-38015 (GCVE-0-2021-38015)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-23 00:05 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:30
VLAI?
Summary
Inappropriate implementation in input in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Inappropriate implementation
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/11/sta… x_refsource_MISC
https://crbug.com/957553 x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Chrome Affected: unspecified , < 96.0.4664.45 (custom)
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