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CVE-2018-20068

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Incorrect handling of 304 status codes in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to confuse the user about the origin of the current page via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 71.0.3578.80 — fixed in 71.0.3578.80

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 71.0.3578.80. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/882270
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/882270

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