CVE-2020-6501 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can bypass Content Security Policy in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages, requiring users to upgrade to a patched version.
- 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-2020-6501?
CVE-2020-6501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 3 Jun 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 CSP in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.87 allowed a remote attacker to bypass content security policy via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6501?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6501?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-6501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6501, GHSA-v363-q94g-5rgf, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6501.