Access Restriction Bypass Affecting chromium package, versions [,21.0.1180.56][21.0.1180.56,21.0.1180.89)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CHROMIUM-2410349
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed6 Aug 2012
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-2848  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade chromium to version 21.0.1180.89 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. The drag-and-drop implementation in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended file access restrictions via a crafted web site.

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