CVE-2021-38000
Google Chromium Intents: Improper Input Validation
As of , CVE-2021-38000 in Google Chromium Intents is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
- US federal deadline
- 17 November 202114 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.05Higher than 91% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Google Chromium Intents contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to arbitrarily browser to a malicious URL via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
CISA's description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to arbitrarily browser to a malicious URL via a crafted HTML page.
The CVE record's description, from Chrome
- CVE published
- 23 November 2021
- Assigned by
- Chrome
- CVSS
- 6.1 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-20
- Improper Input Validation
- CWE-601
- URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- partial
Timeline
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
- The CVE record was published.
Chromium Intents: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-2856Insufficient Input Validation | Google Chromium Intents | Patch soon | 0.05 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org