What is CVE-2019-5793?

CVE-2019-5793 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-5793?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2019-5793

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to initiate the extensions installation user interface via a crafted HTML page.

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

EPSS: 0.010 (59.4th 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 prior to 73.0.3683.75
Opensuse Backports — versions sle-15
Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1, 42.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5793?: CVE-2019-5793 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-5793?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.