Google Chrome users have been urged to immediately install a security patch after reports of a high-severity vulnerability in the browser. How might hackers take advantage of this bug?
immediately, citing a high-severity vulnerability in the web browser that is being exploited.
When you click on a webpage, Intents is used to launch applications automatically and pass data to these apps, said Ms Joanne Wong, vice president, international markets at LogRhythm. "In addition, some of the most severe bugs would allow an attacker to execute malicious code in the context of the user," she said.
"Possible repercussions of exposure to malicious content could include redirecting to another malicious site, injecting malicious code , stealing data or login credentials," she added.Google said two members of its Threat Analysis Group first reported CVE-2022-2856 on Jul 19, and that it is aware of an exploit existing in the wild. This means the company knows - possibly via Chrome telemetry - that the vulnerability has been exploited.
Ms Cheng said the Google security patch will prevent attackers from exploiting the Intents function to connect or inject malicious content to websites that support it.
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