CVE-2022-1488

MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3—

4.3

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS v3: 4.3
EG Score: 4.3(medium)
EPSS: 35.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 26, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://crbug.com/1302959
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://crbug.com/1302959
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2022-14882022-04-28
Chromium: CVE-2022-1488 Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-1488?

CVE-2022-1488 is a medium vulnerability published on July 26, 2022. Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension.

When was CVE-2022-1488 disclosed?

CVE-2022-1488 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 26, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-1488 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-1488 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 35.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-1488?

CVE-2022-1488 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-1488?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-1488, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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