CVE-2015-1298 Open redirect in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1298?

CVE-2015-1298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 3 Sep 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

The RuntimeEventRouter::OnExtensionUninstalled function in extensions/browser/api/runtime/runtime_api.cc in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85 does not ensure that the setUninstallURL preference corresponds to the URL of a web site, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to trigger access to an arbitrary URL via a crafted extension that is uninstalled.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1298?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1298?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-1298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1298 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-jfr3-3w58-fvcc, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1298.