CVE-2020-6535 Cross-site scripting in Chrome
Remote attackers with compromised renderer access can inject scripts into privileged pages in Google Chrome, enabling code execution and security bypass.
- 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-2020-6535?
CVE-2020-6535 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Jul 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 data validation in WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6535?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6535?
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-2020-6535 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6535 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6535, GHSA-r54p-7rgw-qq7j, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6535.