Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2024-7978
Insufficient policy enforcement in Data Transfer in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published · last modified .
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:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 128.0.6613.84
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- issues.chromium.org/issues/40060358 (Permissions Required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-7978?
- CVE-2024-7978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-08-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-7978?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.