CVE-2013-6656 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information by exploiting a flaw in the Blink XSS auditor's handling of POST request redirects.
- 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-2013-6656?
CVE-2013-6656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 24 Feb 2014. 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 XSSAuditor::init function in core/html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in the XSS auditor in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117, processes POST requests by using the body of a redirecting page instead of the body of a redirect target, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6656?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-6656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5c22-prr4-qxpr.