CVE-2019-13710 Security feature bypass in Chrome
A remote attacker can bypass download restrictions in Google Chrome by using a crafted HTML page due to insufficient input validation.
- 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-2019-13710?
CVE-2019-13710 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 validation of untrusted input in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.70 allowed a remote attacker to bypass download restrictions via a crafted HTML page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13710?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13710?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-13710 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13710 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13710, GHSA-xg7m-wjrf-p6rf, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13710.