Vulnerability · Published Jun 11, 2024 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2024-5840
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Policy bypass in CORS in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 126.0.6478.56-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5840 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 126.0.6478.56-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5710-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 126.0.6478.56-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5840 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 126.0.6478.56-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5840 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/41492103
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7VXA32LXMNK3DSK3JBRLTBPFUH7LTODU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MPU7AB53QQVNTBPGRMJRY5SXJNYWW3FX/