CVE-2020-6425

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory googleblog.com
Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html release notes vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1031670 third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4645 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWANFIR3PYAL5RJQ4AO3ZS2DYMSF2ZGZ/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-53 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DDNOAGIX5D77TTHT6YPMVJ5WTXTCQEI/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00037.html third party advisory 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-2020-6425?
CVE-2020-6425 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6425?
To fix CVE-2020-6425, 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-2020-6425 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-6425 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-6425?
CVE-2020-6425 affects Google Chrome.
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