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Improper Authorization Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-413340
  • published 25 Sep 2018
  • disclosed 27 Jun 2019
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Introduced: 25 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16086 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-285 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 or higher.

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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.