XSS in Google Chrome
CVE-2021-37999
Insufficient data validation in New Tab Page in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML in a new browser tab via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1251541 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-37999?
- CVE-2021-37999 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-11-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-37999?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.