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CVE-2021-30533

Google Chromium PopupBlocker Security Bypass Vulnerability

KEVMEDIUM 6.5EPSS 16.6%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 18 July 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in PopupBlocker in Google Chrome prior to 91.0.4472.77 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted iframe.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
16.61% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 27 June 2022 · due 18 July 2022
Weakness
CWE-863
Affected
google/chrome · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30533

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.