Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6497

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6497

Published: June 3, 2020 / Updated: June 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28552
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6497
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient policy enforcement in Omnibox in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, bypass implemented security measures and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chrome
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6497

Update to version 83.0.4103.97.

Google Chrome - update to 83.0.4103.97
chromium (Debian package) - update to 83.0.4103.116-1~deb10u1

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