CVE-2015-1302 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Same Origin Policy in Chrome's PDF viewer via crafted scripts, requiring user interaction to view a malicious PDF.
- 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-2015-1302?
CVE-2015-1302 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 11 Nov 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 PDF viewer in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.86 does not properly restrict scripting messages and API exposure, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via an unintended embedder or unintended plugin loading, related to pdf.js and out_of_process_instance.cc.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1302?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1302?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-1302 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1302 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5f5g-9jr3-xpmv, MGASA-2015-0448, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1302.