CVE-2015-1300 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive timing information via crafted JavaScript in Google Chrome, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.

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-2015-1300?

CVE-2015-1300 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 FrameFetchContext::updateTimingInfoForIFrameNavigation function in core/loader/FrameFetchContext.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, does not properly restrict the availability of IFRAME Resource Timing API times, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via crafted JavaScript code that leverages a history.back call.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1300?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1300?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-1300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3xvg-65vh-g47p, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1300.

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