CVE-2020-6560: Insufficient policy enforcement in autofill

Published Jul 22, 2020
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Updated

Insufficient policy enforcement in autofill in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.83 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.

Credit

Nadja Ungethuem(www)

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
debian/chromium
90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1120.0.6099.129-1~deb11u1119.0.6045.199-1~deb12u1120.0.6099.129-1~deb12u1120.0.6099.129-1
Google Chrome<85.0.4183.83
85.0.4183.83
Google Chrome<85.0.4183.83
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp1
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp2
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2

Event History

Jul 22, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Sep 21, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:06 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-6560.

2

What software is affected by this vulnerability?

Google Chrome prior to version 85.0.4183.83, openSUSE Backports SLE 15.0-sp1 and 15.0-sp2, Debian Linux 10.0, Fedoraproject Fedora 33, openSUSE Leap 15.1 and 15.2, and chromium package in Debian.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6560?

The severity of CVE-2020-6560 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.

4

How can a remote attacker exploit this vulnerability?

A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious HTML page to leak cross-origin data.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-6560?

To fix CVE-2020-6560, update Google Chrome to version 85.0.4183.83 or later, update openSUSE Backports SLE, Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, and openSUSE Leap to the appropriate patched versions, and update the chromium package in Debian.

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