CVE-2024-5840 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can bypass CORS discretionary access control in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages, requiring users to upgrade to the latest 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-2024-5840?
CVE-2024-5840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 11 Jun 2024. 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
Policy bypass in CORS in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5840?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5840?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-5840 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5840 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5840, GHSA-6jjp-xcg6-63r6.