Privilege escalation in Google Chrome
CVE-2019-13738
Insufficient policy enforcement in navigation in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.013 (67.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-13738?
- CVE-2019-13738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-13738?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.