CVE-2019-5838

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.80% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/893087
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00085.html vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FKN4GPMBQ3SDXWB4HL45II5CZ7P2E4AI/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CPM7VPE27DUNJLXM4F5PAAEFFWOEND6X/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4500 vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/19 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5838?
CVE-2019-5838 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5838?
To fix CVE-2019-5838, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-5838 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-5838 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5838?
CVE-2019-5838 affects Google Chrome.
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