Improper Input Validation Affecting chromium package, versions [,44.0.2403.89)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.42% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CHROMIUM-2409258
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed20 May 2015
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 May 2015

CVE-2015-1261  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade chromium to version 44.0.2403.89 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/WebsiteSettingsPopup.java in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 on Android does not properly restrict use of a URL's fragment identifier during construction of a page-info popup, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL bar or deliver misleading popup content via crafted text.

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