CVE-2020-6420 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can bypass same-origin policy in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages, potentially accessing restricted data.
- 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-2020-6420?
CVE-2020-6420 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 Mar 2020. 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 media in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.132 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6420?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (4)
chromium-browser Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | All versions | 0:80.0.3987.132-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | All versions | 0:80.0.3987.132-1.el6_10 |
chromium SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3 | All versions | 80.0.3987.132-37.1 |
chromium openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | All versions | 80.0.3987.132-lp151.2.69.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6420?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-6420 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6420 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6420, GHSA-r4jm-xf8w-3f3v, RHSA-2020:0779, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6420, openSUSE-SU-2020:0322-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:0324-1.