Vulnerability Description
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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 75.0.3770.80 | |
| Opensuse | Backports | sle-15 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 29 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00085.html
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.
- https://crbug.com/893087
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/19
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4500
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00085.html
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.
- https://crbug.com/893087
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/19
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18
FAQ
What is CVE-2019-5838?
CVE-2019-5838 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). 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 v...
How severe is CVE-2019-5838?
CVE-2019-5838 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2019-5838?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports, Opensuse Leap, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux.