CVE-2019-13741 Cross-site scripting in Chrome

What is CVE-2019-13741?

CVE-2019-13741 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 10 Dec 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 Blink in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a local attacker to bypass same origin policy via crafted clipboard content.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13741?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13741?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2019-13741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13741, GHSA-3w34-xv7m-phqr, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13741.