CVE-2020-0813 ChakraCore information disclosure vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Chakra scripting engine allows attackers to read memory contents, potentially aiding further compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-0813?

CVE-2020-0813 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Chakracore, published on 12 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Chakra improperly discloses the contents of its memory, which could provide an attacker with information to further compromise the user’s computer or data.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must know the memory address of where the object was created.The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain functions handle objects in memory., aka 'Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0813?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including Microsoft.ChakraCore. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Microsoft.ChakraCore NuGetAll versions1.11.17
Microsoft.ChakraCore NuGetAll versions1.11.17

Products include Microsoft Chakracore, Microsoft Edge.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0813?

Upgrade Microsoft.ChakraCore to 1.11.17 or later.

Is CVE-2020-0813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Chakracore vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vvvh-5xrm-pxff.

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