Google Chrome up to 81.0.4044.138 Developer Tools default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Developer Tools. This manipulation causes default permission. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-6471. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Developer Tools. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.

The weakness was released 05/19/2020 as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, May 2020 as confirmed blog post (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-6471. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/14/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208592 (CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:2544)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 83.0.4103.61 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208592). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-155485, VDB-155486, VDB-155487 and VDB-155488. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208592
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:2544)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 83.0.4103.61

Timelineinfo

01/08/2020 🔍
05/19/2020 +132 days 🔍
05/19/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/21/2020 +2 days 🔍
05/06/2025 +1811 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, May 2020
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-6471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155491
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2020 16:28
Updated: 05/06/2025 02:43
Changes: 05/21/2020 16:28 (47), 05/21/2020 16:33 (18), 10/18/2020 22:20 (1), 10/14/2024 15:43 (19), 05/06/2025 02:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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