Google Chrome up to 85.0.4183.83 Policy privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Policy Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-15959. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function of the component Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Insufficient policy enforcement in networking in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.102 allowed an attacker who convinced the user to enable logging to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via social engineering.

The weakness was shared 09/08/2020 as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2020 as confirmed blog post (Website). The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-15959. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/15/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208576 (CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:3740)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 85.0.4183.102 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 (208576). The entries VDB-161151, VDB-161152 and VDB-161153 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / 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: 208576
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:3740)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 85.0.4183.102

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09/08/2020 🔍
09/08/2020 +0 days 🔍
09/11/2020 +3 days 🔍
05/05/2025 +1697 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2020
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-15959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-15959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161154
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2020 22:06
Updated: 05/05/2025 04:25
Changes: 09/11/2020 22:06 (46), 09/11/2020 22:11 (18), 10/15/2024 16:16 (20), 05/05/2025 04:25 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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