Google Chrome up to 85.0.4183.121 on Windows Download access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome on Windows and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Download Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-15988. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome on Windows (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Download Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/03/2020. The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-15988. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/12/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208648 (CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:4235)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 86.0.4240.75 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208648). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208648
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:4235)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 86.0.4240.75

Timelineinfo

07/27/2020 🔍
11/03/2020 +99 days 🔍
11/03/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2025 +1643 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-15988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-15988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164237

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2020 10:26
Updated: 05/04/2025 18:33
Changes: 11/03/2020 10:26 (40), 12/01/2020 18:21 (2), 12/01/2020 18:28 (16), 10/12/2024 03:28 (18), 05/04/2025 18:33 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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