SB2020042435 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in chromium (Alpine package)
Published: April 24, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020042435
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6425)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick a victim to install a specially crafted extension and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.