Authentication Bypass Affecting chromium package, versions [,83.0.4103.61)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CHROMIUM-2409219
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed21 May 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 May 2020

CVE-2020-6478  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade chromium to version 83.0.4103.61 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass. Inappropriate implementation in full screen in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed a remote attacker to spoof security UI via a crafted HTML page.

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