CVE-2020-6561
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2020-6561 is a security vulnerability discovered in Google Chrome's Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation prior to version 85.0.4183.83. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data through a crafted HTML page (Chrome Release, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction. The vulnerability specifically affects the Content Security Policy implementation in Chrome, potentially allowing unauthorized access to cross-origin data (NVD).

Impact

The primary impact of this vulnerability is the potential leakage of cross-origin data. When successfully exploited, an attacker could access data from different origins than intended, potentially compromising user privacy and data confidentiality (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires user interaction and can be exploited remotely through a crafted HTML page. The attack complexity is considered low, making it relatively straightforward to exploit once the proper conditions are met (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was patched in Google Chrome version 85.0.4183.83. Users and administrators should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk. The fix was also distributed to various Linux distributions including Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE through their respective security updates (Chrome Release, Debian Advisory, Fedora Update).

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