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CVE-2019-5768

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Feb 19, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5768
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

DevTools API not correctly gating on extension capability in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to read local files via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ChromeGoogle*72.0.3626.81 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryRedHatchromium-browser-0:72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10*
Chromium-browserUbuntubionic*
Chromium-browserUbuntucosmic*
Chromium-browserUbuntudevel*
Chromium-browserUbuntutrusty*
Chromium-browserUbuntuupstream*
Chromium-browserUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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