CVE-2019-5778
MEDIUMGoogle Chrome < 72.0.3626.81 - Extension Permission Bypass via Special Scheme Handling
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://crbug.com/918470
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
64.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (7)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
fedoraproject/fedora
29
fedoraproject/fedora
30
google/chrome
< 72.0.3626.81
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
6.0
Published
Feb 19, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026