Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <63.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1
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- published27 Jun 2018
- disclosed28 Aug 2018
Introduced: 27 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-15427 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 63.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Insufficient policy enforcement in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 allowed a socially engineered user to XSS themselves by dragging and dropping a javascript: URL into the URL bar.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-15427
- https://crbug.com/768910
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4064
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15427
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401