CVE-2019-15684 Missing authorization in Kaspersky Protection extension for Google Chrome

What is CVE-2019-15684?

CVE-2019-15684 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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

Kaspersky Protection extension for web browser Google Chrome prior to 30.112.62.0 was vulnerable to unauthorized access to its features remotely that could lead to removing other installed extensions.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15684?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Kaspersky Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15684?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15684 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2019-15684 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15684 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-932q-p83p-pj88.