CVE-2019-13716 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can bypass navigation restrictions in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages due to insufficient service worker policy enforcement.
- 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-2019-13716?
CVE-2019-13716 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 policy enforcement in service workers in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.70 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13716?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13716?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-13716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13716, GHSA-4pvf-m5rq-4jwf, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13716.