Overly permissive cross-domain whitelist in Google Chrome - CVE-2019-5837
Published: August 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79652
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5837
CWE-ID: CWE-942
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the CORS protection mechanism.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of cross-origin resources in Appcache. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.