CVE-2013-0887 Privilege escalation in n/a
Insufficient privilege restrictions in Chrome's developer tools allow attackers to escalate privileges when interacting with a connected server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-0887?
CVE-2013-0887 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 Feb 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The developer-tools process in Google Chrome before 25.0.1364.97 on Windows and Linux, and before 25.0.1364.99 on Mac OS X, does not properly restrict privileges during interaction with a connected server, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0887?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0887?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-0887 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0887 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vjfm-7333-x7pc.