Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-CHROMIUMBROWSER-414914
  • published15 Nov 2012
  • disclosed15 Nov 2012

Introduced: 15 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-5851  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 chromium-browser.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in WebCore in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome through 22 and Safari 5.1.7, does not consider all possible output contexts of reflected data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via a crafted string, aka rdar problem 12019108.

CVSS Scores

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