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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.10.1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1810-CHROMIUMBROWSER-339826
  • published30 Jan 2019
  • disclosed19 Feb 2019
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Introduced: 30 Jan 2019

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.10 chromium-browser to version 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 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:18.10 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.

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