CVE-2015-1254 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass the Same Origin Policy in Google Chrome by exploiting designMode inheritance, requiring user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.
- 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-2015-1254?
CVE-2015-1254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 May 2015. 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/dom/Document.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65, enables the inheritance of the designMode attribute, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by leveraging the availability of editing.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1254?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1254?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-1254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4j9x-vhq3-45pr, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1254.