Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2021-21185
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 89.0.4389.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-21185 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-21185 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-21185 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-21185 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-21185 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 89.0.4389.82-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21185 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 89.0.4389.82-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21185 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 89.0.4389.82-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21185 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1100748 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-c88a96bd4b vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-4740239e28 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-78547312f2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- DSA-4886 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- GLSA-202104-08 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO