CVE-2013-6636 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2013-6636?

CVE-2013-6636 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 7 Dec 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 FrameLoader::notifyIfInitialDocumentAccessed function in core/loader/FrameLoader.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.63, makes an incorrect check for an empty document during presentation of a modal dialog, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via vectors involving the document.write method.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6636?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6636?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-6636 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-h7rm-f5x3-9mh4.