FKIE_CVE-2020-6440

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-04-13 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:23
Severity
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
Inappropriate implementation in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted Chrome Extension.
References
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00024.htmlThird Party Advisory
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00031.htmlThird Party Advisory
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://crbug.com/894477Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XWIVVYIQU67QR2LHNGGZBS4FZOW2RQO/
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFVP775RPRDVY5FUCN7ABH5AE74TQFDD/
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XMXPDHEEACPD3BCMTC26SCCYB2ZMUOAO/
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00024.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00031.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://crbug.com/894477Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XWIVVYIQU67QR2LHNGGZBS4FZOW2RQO/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFVP775RPRDVY5FUCN7ABH5AE74TQFDD/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XMXPDHEEACPD3BCMTC26SCCYB2ZMUOAO/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google chrome *
debian debian_linux 9.0
debian debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject fedora 30
fedoraproject fedora 31
fedoraproject fedora 32
opensuse backports sle-15
opensuse leap 15.1
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          "vendor": "Google",
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "unspecified",
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            }
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      ],
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  "id": "CVE-2020-6440",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:23:21.290",
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