Google Closure Library up to 20200224 URL Parser information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Closure Library up to 20200224. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component URL Parser. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-8910. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Closure Library up to 20200224 (Software Library). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component URL Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A URL parsing issue in goog.uri of the Google Closure Library versions up to and including v20200224 allows an attacker to send malicious URLs to be parsed by the library and return the wrong authority. Mitigation: update your library to version v20200315.

The weakness was shared 03/26/2020 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-8910 since 02/12/2020. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 20200315 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Closure Library 20200315
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

02/12/2020 🔍
03/26/2020 +43 days 🔍
03/26/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/10/2025 +1871 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: 294fc00b01d248419d8f8de37580adf2a0024fc9
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-8910 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-8910
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152369

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2020 16:29
Updated: 05/10/2025 03:17
Changes: 03/26/2020 16:29 (39), 03/26/2020 16:34 (12), 10/05/2020 08:29 (1), 05/11/2024 22:31 (19), 05/11/2024 22:46 (19), 05/10/2025 03:17 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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