CVE-2024-0811

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 121.0.6167.85 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Affected products

Fedoraproject Fedora: 38, 39
Google Chrome: before 121.0.6167.85 — fixed in 121.0.6167.85

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 121.0.6167.85. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177172/Chrome-chrome.pageCapture.saveAsMHTML-Extension-API-Blocked-Origin-Bypass.html
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
https://crbug.com/1494490
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MMI6GXFONZV6HE3BPZO3AP6GUVQLG4JQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXDSGAFQD4BDB4IB2O4ZUSHC3JCVQEKC/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177172/Chrome-chrome.pageCapture.saveAsMHTML-Extension-API-Blocked-Origin-Bypass.html
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
https://crbug.com/1494490
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MMI6GXFONZV6HE3BPZO3AP6GUVQLG4JQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXDSGAFQD4BDB4IB2O4ZUSHC3JCVQEKC/

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