Google Chrome 43 Editing access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome 43 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Editing Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

core/dom/Document.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65, enables the inheritance of the designMode attribute, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by leveraging the availability of editing.

The weakness was disclosed 05/19/2015 by Atte Kettunen (Cloudfuzzer) with Zero Day Initiative as Stable Channel Update, May 2015 as confirmed release notes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1254 since 01/21/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/19/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83784 (Debian DSA-3267-1 : chromium-browser - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167838 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2015:0969-1)).

Upgrading to version 43.0.2357.65 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103265), Tenable (83784), SecurityFocus (BID 74723†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032375†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50238†).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 83784
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3267-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703267
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3267-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 43.0.2357.65

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, May 2015
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1254 (🔍)
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X-Force: 103265 - Google Chrome Editing security bypass
SecurityFocus: 74723 - Google Chrome Prior to 43.0.2357.65 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032375 - Google Chrome Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, and Spoof URLs
Vulnerability Center: 50238 - Google Chrome <43.0.2357.65 Remote Cross Origin Bypass Vulnerability in Editing, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2015 11:00 AM
Updated: 05/19/2022 07:40 AM
Changes: 05/20/2015 11:00 AM (80), 06/29/2017 07:19 AM (8), 05/19/2022 07:40 AM (3)
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Cache ID: 3:831:40

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