Google Chrome up to 95.0.4638.54 Intents redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Intents. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2021-38000. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Intents. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to arbitrarily browser to a malicious URL via a crafted HTML page.

The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2021 by Clement Lecigne, Neel Mehta and Maddie Stone. The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-38000. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/29/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1204.001.

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 11/03/2021 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 11/17/2021:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 95.0.4638.69 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (674) and EUVD (EUVD-2021-24473). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 95.0.4638.69

Timelineinfo

08/03/2021 🔍
10/29/2021 +87 days 🔍
10/29/2021 +0 days 🔍
07/29/2025 +1369 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Researcher: Clement Lecigne, Neel Mehta, Maddie Stone
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-38000 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-38000
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185772
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2021 17:06
Updated: 07/29/2025 04:38
Changes: 10/29/2021 17:06 (40), 11/03/2021 15:10 (1), 04/22/2024 06:08 (23), 06/23/2024 19:40 (3), 07/29/2024 23:25 (30), 09/16/2024 01:46 (1), 05/02/2025 23:11 (3), 07/29/2025 04:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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