ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2019-5767
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedInsufficient protection of permission UI in WebAPKs in Google Chrome on Android prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced the user to install a malicious application to access privacy/security sensitive web APIs via a crafted APK.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android allowed malicious WebAPKs to access privacy and security sensitive web APIs due to insufficient protection of the permission UI. An attacker could trick a user into installing a crafted APK that would bypass or manipulate permission prompts to grant access to sensitive browser APIs.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
< 72.0.3626.81
Debian LinuxOperating system
= 9.0
Enterprise Linux DesktopOperating system
= 6.0
Enterprise Linux ServerOperating system
= 6.0
Enterprise Linux WorkstationOperating system
= 6.0
FedoraOperating system
= 29= 30CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Chrome version on AndroidOpen Chrome app > Tap three dots > Settings > About Chrome. Note the version number displayed.Affected if Version is lower than 72.0.3626.81
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Check for WebAPK installation capabilityOn Android, verify if unknown source app installation is enabled in Settings > Security > Unknown sources, or check if users have installed WebAPKs from non-Play Store sources.Affected if Users can install WebAPKs from untrusted sources or have sideloaded applications
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Verify Chrome version on Linux systemsFor Debian/RHEL/Fedora systems with Chrome/Chromium installed, run: google-chrome --version or chromium --versionAffected if Installed Chrome/Chromium version is lower than 72.0.3626.81 (note: distribution versions may vary)
You are affected if Google Chrome on Android (or Chrome/Chromium on the listed Linux distributions) is version 72.0.3626.81 or lower and users can install WebAPKs from untrusted or sideloaded sources.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data72.0.3626.81
Update Google Chrome on Android to version 72.0.3626.81 or later. Organizations should ensure mobile device management (MDM) policies enforce browser updates and verify that sideloaded applications are from trusted sources.
Fix this in Chrome
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-5767 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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