Exposed dangerous method or function in Google Chromium - #VU17879
Published: February 28, 2019 / Updated: June 29, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17879
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chromium
Google Chromium
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the PDF viewer allows sending information to a third-party domain via the "this.submitForm()" PDF Javascript API. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file with Google Chrome and obtain sensitive information.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.