CVE-2019-13689 Path traversal in Chrome
A remote attacker can perform arbitrary read/write operations on ChromeOS via a malicious file due to an inappropriate OS implementation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-13689?
CVE-2019-13689 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Inappropriate implementation in OS in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13689?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13689?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-13689 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-13689 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p86p-g9hf-wcp8.