CVE-2019-5778
Google Chrome Extension Permissions Bypass Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 19, 2019, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:12 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2019-5778
vulnerability.
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CVE-2019-5778.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-5778 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/918470 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/918470 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/ Removed Reference Google Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/ -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/918470 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://crbug.com/918470 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/ Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 30, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/918470 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/918470 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 72.0.3626.81 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 20, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-5778 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-5778
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.46 }} -0.04%
score
0.75937
percentile