Google Chrome up to 43.0.2357.134 Blink v8_context_native_handler.cc GetModuleSystem cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome up to 43.0.2357.134. The impacted element is the function V8ContextNativeHandler::GetModuleSystem of the file extensions/renderer/v8_context_native_handler.cc of the component Blink. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1286. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 43.0.2357.134 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function V8ContextNativeHandler::GetModuleSystem of the file extensions/renderer/v8_context_native_handler.cc of the component Blink. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the V8ContextNativeHandler::GetModuleSystem function in extensions/renderer/v8_context_native_handler.cc in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the lack of a certain V8 context restriction, aka a Blink "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

The weakness was disclosed 07/23/2015 by Chamal De Silva (Cloudfuzzer) with Baidu X-Team as Stable Channel Update, July 2015 as confirmed release notes (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1286 since 01/21/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84992 (Debian DSA-3315-1 : 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 167983 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2015:1287-1)).

Upgrading to version 44.0.2403.89 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 Tenable (84992), SecurityFocus (BID 75973†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51554†). The entries VDB-76771, VDB-76772, VDB-76773 and VDB-76774 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 84992
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3315-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703315
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3315-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 44.0.2403.89

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, July 2015
Researcher: Chamal De Silva (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Baidu X-Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76787

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SecurityFocus: 75973 - Google Chrome Prior to 44.0.2403.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033031
Vulnerability Center: 51554 - Google Chrome <44.0.2403.89 Remote Universal XSS Vulnerability in Blink, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2015 10:07
Updated: 06/03/2022 16:35
Changes: 07/23/2015 10:07 (70), 07/17/2017 09:44 (14), 06/03/2022 16:27 (3), 06/03/2022 16:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:557:103

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