6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-21131
Google Chrome File System API File Inclusion Vulnerability
Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2022, 5:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-21131 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21131 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google chrome
1 Microsoft edge_chromium
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-21131.

URL Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1140417 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21131 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
2 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Dec. 20, 2021, 4:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

🐱‍💻 👍 Google Chrome - File System Access API - vulnerabilities reported by Maciej Pulikowski | Total Bug Bounty Reward: $5.000 | CVE-2021-21123 and 5 more...

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Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
164 stars 26 fork 26 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2021, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21131 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-287 CWE-434 CWE-59
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21131 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21131 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 88.0.4324.96 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 88.0.4324.96 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 88.0.705.50
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21131 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/1140417 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/1140417 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 88.0.4324.96
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-21131 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} -0.02%

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0.44983

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