CVE-2015-1266 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1266?

CVE-2015-1266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 26 Jun 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

content/browser/webui/content_web_ui_controller_factory.cc in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.130 does not properly consider the scheme in determining whether a URL is associated with a WebUI SiteInstance, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a similar URL, as demonstrated by use of http://gpu when there is a WebUI class for handling chrome://gpu requests.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1266?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1266?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-1266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1266 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-r47q-gp6w-mwhx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1266.