Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-15973
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass same origin policy via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32, 33
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1106890 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15973?
- CVE-2020-15973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15973?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.