Google Chrome up to 3.0.193.2 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Chrome 2.x and 3.x before 3.0.195.21 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) RSS or (2) Atom feed, related to the rendering of the application/rss+xml content type as XML "active content."

The weakness was released 09/18/2009 by Will Dormann (Inferno) with CERT (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3263. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41000 (Google Chrome < 3.0.195.21 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 2.0.159.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53269), Tenable (41000), SecurityFocus (BID 36416†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23550†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-50122. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 41000
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 3.0.195.21 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 900861
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome RSS Or Atom Feed Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 2.0.159.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Will Dormann (Inferno)
Organization: CERT
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3263 (🔍)
X-Force: 53269
SecurityFocus: 36416 - Google Chrome prior to 3.0.195.21 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 23550 - Google Chrome Prior to 3.0.195.21 Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 08/22/2021 10:15 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (61), 02/15/2017 09:15 AM (12), 08/22/2021 10:04 PM (4), 08/22/2021 10:15 PM (1)
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Cache ID: 18:177:40

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