Access Restriction Bypass Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <33.0.1750.152-0ubuntu0.12.10.1~pkg895.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1210-CHROMIUMBROWSER-412593
  • published24 Feb 2014
  • disclosed24 Feb 2014

Introduced: 24 Feb 2014

CVE-2013-6657  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.10 chromium-browser to version 33.0.1750.152-0ubuntu0.12.10.1~pkg895.1 or higher.

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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

core/html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in the XSS auditor in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117, inserts the about:blank URL during certain blocking of FORM elements within HTTP requests, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Scores

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