CVE-2015-1303 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass the Same Origin Policy in Google Chrome by exploiting a missing exception rethrow in Blink, requiring user interaction with a crafted HTML document.

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-2015-1303?

CVE-2015-1303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 12 Oct 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

bindings/core/v8/V8DOMWrapper.h in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.101, does not perform a rethrow action to propagate information about a cross-context exception, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted HTML document containing an IFRAME element.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1303?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1303?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-1303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-67j3-3gmx-23jq, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1303.

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