Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-6491
Insufficient data validation in site information in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed a remote attacker to spoof security UI via a crafted domain name.
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: 0.015 (72.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1050011 (Permissions Required)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6491?
- CVE-2020-6491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-05-21.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6491?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-6491 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.