What is CVE-2019-5783?

CVE-2019-5783 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2019-5783?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2019-5783

Missing URI encoding of untrusted input in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to perform a Dangling Markup Injection attack via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5783?: CVE-2019-5783 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-5783?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.