Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1521076
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed29 Jan 2019

Introduced: 29 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-5778  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0309.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A missing case for handling special schemes in permission request checks in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass extension permission checks for privileged pages via a crafted Chrome Extension.