// For flags

CVE-2019-5778

chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A missing case for handling special schemes in permission request checks in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass extension permission checks for privileged pages via a crafted Chrome Extension.

La falta de un caso para la gestión de esquemas especiales en las comprobaciones de peticiones de permisos en Extensions en Google Chrome, en versiones anteriores a la 72.0.3626.81, permitía a un atacante, que convenció a un usuario para instalar una extensión maliciosa, omitir las comprobaciones de permisos de extensión para páginas privilegiadas mediante una extensión de Chrome manipulada.

Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit. This update upgrades Chromium to version 72.0.3626.81. Issues addressed include a buffer overflow vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-01-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-02-11 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Google
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 Chrome
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 < 72.0.3626.81
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Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 9.0
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Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux Desktop
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 6.0
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Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux Server
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 6.0
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Redhat
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 6.0
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Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 29
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Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 30
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