CVE-2019-13710 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

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.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13710, GHSA-xg7m-wjrf-p6rf, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13710.

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