CVE-2021-4068 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Google Chrome prior to version 96.0.4664.93, as well as various Debian and Fedora distributions. It stems from insufficient data validation in the new tab page, allowing a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data through a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 96.0.4664.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.