Auth bypass in Google Chrome
CVE-2019-5838
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30
- Opensuse Backports — versions sle-15
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1, 42.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
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)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5838?
- CVE-2019-5838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5838?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.