CVE-2013-6657 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2013-6657?

CVE-2013-6657 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

core/html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in the XSS auditor in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117, inserts the about:blank URL during certain blocking of FORM elements within HTTP requests, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6657?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6657?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-6657 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6657 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-h89f-7xhx-wfx9.