PT-2022-6773 · Google · Google Chrome

Martin Bajanik · Published 2022-11-29 · Updated 2023-08-09 · CVE-2022-4955

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 108.0.5359.71

Description The issue is related to an inappropriate implementation in DevTools, which allowed an attacker to bypass file access restrictions. This could be achieved by convincing a user to install a malicious extension and using a crafted HTML page. The exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to modify files.

Recommendations For Google Chrome versions prior to 108.0.5359.71, update to version 108.0.5359.71 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the installation of extensions to trusted sources and avoiding the use of crafted HTML pages.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-04587

CVE-2022-4955

DSA-5293-1

Affected Products

Google Chrome

References · 9

• 🔥 https://crbug.com/1349146 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4955 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04587 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5293-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-4955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/67806 · Telegram Post