CVE-2019-13665 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can bypass file download protections in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages, requiring users to update the browser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-13665?
CVE-2019-13665 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient filtering in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 77.0.3865.75 allowed a remote attacker to bypass multiple file download protection via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13665?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-13665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13665, GHSA-vrfp-mmr3-wph6, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13665.