Improper access control in Google Chrome - CVE-2024-6999

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Improper access control in Google Chrome - CVE-2024-6999

Published: July 24, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94703
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4 BT: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6999
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to inappropriate implementation in FedCM. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain unauthorized access to the system.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Prisma Access Browser
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-6999

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 127.0.6533.72
Microsoft Edge - update to 127.0.2651.74
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium - addressed in versions 127.0.6533.72-1.el8, 127.0.6533.72-1.el9, 127.0.6533.72-1.fc39, 127.0.6533.72-1.fc40, 127.0.6533.88-2.el8, 127.0.6533.88-2.el9, 127.0.6533.88-2.fc40, 128.0.6613.119-1.el8, 128.0.6613.119-1.el9, 128.0.6613.119-1.fc39, 128.0.6613.119-1.fc40, 128.0.6613.119-1.fc41
chromium (Debian package) - update to 127.0.6533.88-1~deb12u1
Prisma Access Browser - update to 127.100.2858.4

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