CVE-2021-21131 — Link Following in Google Chrome

CWE-59 — Link FollowingCWE-434 — Unrestricted File UploadCWE-287 — Improper Authentication7 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Google ChromeChromiumMicrosoft Edge Chromium
Timeline
PublishedFeb 9
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chromeunspecified — 88.0.4324.96
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 88.0.4324.96
▶NVDmicrosoft/edge_chromium< 88.0.705.50
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 88.0.4324.96-0.1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-vrwv-7m87-9rg8: Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 88↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2021-21131: Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 88↗2021-02-09
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CVEList
CVE-2021-21131: Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 88↗2021-02-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2021-21131↗2021-01-19
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Microsoft
Chromium CVE-2021-21131: Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API↗2021-01-12
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Debian
CVE-2021-21131: chromium - Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 88....↗2021
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