Google Chrome up to 32.0.1700.107 XSS Auditor information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 32.0.1700.107 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component XSS Auditor. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-6656. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 32.0.1700.107 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component XSS Auditor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The XSSAuditor::init function in core/html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in the XSS auditor in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117, processes POST requests by using the body of a redirecting page instead of the body of a redirect target, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 02/20/2014 by Antoine Delignat-Lavaud (Cloudfuzzer) with Google as Stable Channel Update as confirmed release notes (Blog). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-6656 since 11/05/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

Many of the [above] bugs were detected using AddressSanitizer.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73164 (Debian DSA-2883-1 : 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 122901 (Debian Security Update for chromium-browser (DSA 2883-1)).

Upgrading to version 33.0.1750.117 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 release notes contains the following remark:

This update includes 28 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were either contributed by external researchers or particularly interesting.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91233), Tenable (73164), SecurityFocus (BID 65699†), Secunia (SA57028†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43361†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5661, VDB-5662, VDB-10842 and VDB-10843. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 73164
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2883-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 702883
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2883-1 (chromium-browser - security update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 33.0.1750.117

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update
Researcher: Antoine Delignat-Lavaud (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12380

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X-Force: 91233 - Google Chrome XSS auditor information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 65699 - Google Chrome Prior to 33.0.1750.117 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 57028 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43361 - Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117 Remote Information Leakage Vulnerability in XSS Auditor, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/23/2014 11:58
Updated: 06/09/2021 18:00
Changes: 02/23/2014 11:58 (86), 05/21/2017 14:20 (8), 06/09/2021 18:00 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:3D8:103

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