Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202208-25 (Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, QtWebEngine: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and its derivatives. Please review the CVE     identifiers referenced below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:10035-1 advisory.

  - Use after free in Base. (CVE-2022-2156)

  - Use after free in Interest groups. (CVE-2022-2157)

  - Type Confusion in V8. (CVE-2022-2158)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools. (CVE-2022-2160)

  - Use after free in WebApp Provider. (CVE-2022-2161)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API. (CVE-2022-2162)

  - Use after free in Cast UI and Toolbar. (CVE-2022-2163)

  - Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API. (CVE-2022-2164)

  - Insufficient data validation in URL formatting. (CVE-2022-2165)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:10036-1 advisory.

  - Use after free in Base. (CVE-2022-2156)

  - Use after free in Interest groups. (CVE-2022-2157)

  - Type Confusion in V8. (CVE-2022-2158)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools. (CVE-2022-2160)

  - Use after free in WebApp Provider. (CVE-2022-2161)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API. (CVE-2022-2162)

  - Use after free in Cast UI and Toolbar. (CVE-2022-2163)

  - Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API. (CVE-2022-2164)

  - Insufficient data validation in URL formatting. (CVE-2022-2165)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the b2a4c5f1-f1fe-11ec-bcd2-3065ec8fd3ec advisory.

  - Use after free in Cast UI and Toolbar in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.134 allowed an attacker who     convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via UI     interaction. (CVE-2022-2163)

  - Use after free in Core in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2156)

  - Use after free in Interest groups in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker who     had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
    (CVE-2022-2157)

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2158)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed an     attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information     from a user's local files via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2160)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5168 advisory.

  - Use after free in Cast UI and Toolbar in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.134 allowed an attacker who     convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via UI     interaction. (CVE-2022-2163)

  - Use after free in Core in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2156)

  - Use after free in Interest groups in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker who     had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
    (CVE-2022-2157)

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2158)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed an     attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information     from a user's local files via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2160)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 103.0.5060.53. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2022_06_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21 advisory.

  - Use after free in Cast UI and Toolbar in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.134 allowed an attacker who     convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via UI     interaction. (CVE-2022-2163)

  - Use after free in Core in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2156)

  - Use after free in Interest groups in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker who     had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
    (CVE-2022-2157)

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2158)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed an     attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information     from a user's local files via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2160)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 103.0.5060.53. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2022_06_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21 advisory.

  - Use after free in Cast UI and Toolbar in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.134 allowed an attacker who     convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via UI     interaction. (CVE-2022-2163)

  - Use after free in Core in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2156)

  - Use after free in Interest groups in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker who     had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
    (CVE-2022-2157)

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2158)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed an     attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information     from a user's local files via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-2160)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
164112	GLSA-202208-25 : Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, QtWebEngine: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
162616	openSUSE 15 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2022:10035-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
162606	openSUSE 15 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2022:10036-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
162512	FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b2a4c5f1-f1fe-11ec-bcd2-3065ec8fd3ec)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
162505	Debian DSA-5168-1 : chromium - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
162422	Google Chrome < 103.0.5060.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
162421	Google Chrome < 103.0.5060.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high

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CVE-2022-2164

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