CVE-2017-5020

chromium-browser: universal xss in chrome://downloads

Published Feb 17, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, failed to require a user gesture for powerful download operations, which allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3776-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14130 Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, failed to require a user gesture for powerful download operations, which allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:47 PM
Reserved
Jan 2, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 17, 2017, 7:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:19 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 25, 2017, 12:00 AM