Vulnerability Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted Chrome Extension.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 85.0.4183.121 | |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Opensuse | Backports Sle | 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00087.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00095.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00096.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00049.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1113565ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-13Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00087.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00095.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00096.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-15966?
CVE-2020-15966 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive informat...
How severe is CVE-2020-15966?
CVE-2020-15966 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-2020-15966?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap, Fedoraproject Fedora.