Security UI spoofing via undisclosed WebView logic
Published Apr 13, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Security UI spoofing in WebView in Google Chrome before 81.0.4044.92 allows remote attackers to spoof trusted browser UI via a crafted application. Google's public release notice and CVE record do not disclose which WebView code path mishandles application-controlled content or how the false security indicator is produced. Exploitation requires a user to run or interact with a crafted application; the documented consequence is UI deception, not code execution or data disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Security UI spoofing in WebView in Google Chrome before 81.0.4044.92 allows remote attackers to spoof trusted browser UI via a crafted application. Google's public release notice and CVE record do not disclose which WebView code path mishandles application-controlled content or how the false security indicator is produced. Exploitation requires a user to run or interact with a crafted application; the documented consequence is UI deception, not code execution or data disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-6437
- Published
- Apr 13, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Google Chrome
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 13, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <81.0.4044.92
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