Google Chrome up to 71.0.3578.80 Permission Check cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Permission Check. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-5778. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Permission Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A missing case for handling special schemes in permission request checks in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass extension permission checks for privileged pages via a crafted Chrome Extension.

The bug was discovered 01/29/2019. The weakness was shared 02/19/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-5778 since 01/09/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121514 (Google Chrome < 72.0.3626.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277764 (Fedora Security Update for chromium (FEDORA-2019-561eae4626)).

Upgrading to version 72.0.3626.81 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (121514). The entries VDB-131005, VDB-131006, VDB-131007 and VDB-131008 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 121514
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 72.0.3626.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 72.0.3626.81

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01/29/2019 +20 days 🔍
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01/31/2019 +2 days 🔍
02/19/2019 +19 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2019:0309
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-5778 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5778
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131029
SecurityFocus: 106767

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2019 09:58
Updated: 06/27/2024 01:57
Changes: 02/20/2019 09:58 (71), 05/11/2020 15:02 (2), 07/11/2023 14:17 (5), 06/27/2024 01:57 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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