CVE-2020-6420

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in media in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.132 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.57%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory googleblog.com

Affected: Google Chrome

References

Link	Tags
https://crbug.com/1050996	third party advisory permissions required
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html	release notes vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6420?: CVE-2020-6420 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6420?: To fix CVE-2020-6420, 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-2020-6420 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-6420 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-2020-6420?: CVE-2020-6420 affects Google Chrome.

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