Google Chrome up to 25.0.1364.126 Extension Process cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Chrome up to 25.0.1364.126. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Extension Process Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-0908. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 25.0.1364.126 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Extension Process Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 25.0.1364.152 does not properly manage bindings of extension processes, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was published 03/04/2013 by Andrew Scherkus (chromium.khalil) with Chromium Development Community as 174059 as confirmed changelog entry (Website). The advisory is shared at code.google.com. The public release has been coordinated with Google. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0908 since 01/07/2013. 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. 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 65067 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (40d5ab37-85f2-11e2-b528-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120988 (Google Chrome Prior to 25.0.1364.152 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 25.0.1364.152 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at chromiumcodereview.appspot.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82574), Tenable (65067), SecurityFocus (BID 58291†), OSVDB (90848†) and Secunia (SA52454†). Similar entries are available at VDB-7859, VDB-7860, VDB-7861 and VDB-7862. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 65067
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (40d5ab37-85f2-11e2-b528-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 803433
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 March 2013 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 25.0.1364.152
Patch: chromiumcodereview.appspot.com

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05/05/2021 +2982 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 174059
Researcher: Andrew Scherkus (chromium.khalil)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0908 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7865

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X-Force: 82574
SecurityFocus: 58291 - RETIRED: Google Chrome Prior to 25.0.1364.152 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 52454 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 90848
Vulnerability Center: 38650 - Google Chrome Before 25.0.1364.152 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability (CVE-2013-0908), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2013 11:00
Updated: 05/05/2021 17:42
Changes: 03/06/2013 11:00 (83), 04/25/2017 11:37 (5), 05/05/2021 17:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:659:103

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