Google Chrome up to 56 Blink Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Google Chrome up to 56. This affects an unknown function of the component Blink. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-5007. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 56 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Blink. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Blink in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, incorrectly handled the sequence of events when closing a page, which allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 01/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/17/2017 by Armin Razmdjou (Paul) with Tresorit (Website). The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5007 since 01/02/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96826 (RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2017:0206)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236251 (Red Hat Update forchromium-browser Security (RHSA-2017:0206)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96826), SecurityFocus (BID 95792†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037718†). The entries VDB-96042, VDB-96043, VDB-96044 and VDB-96045 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 96826
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2017:0206)
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OpenVAS ID: 703776
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3776-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/25/2017 +23 days 🔍
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02/17/2017 +21 days 🔍
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02/06/2025 +2911 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Researcher: Armin Razmdjou (Paul)
Organization: Tresorit
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5007 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97072

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SecurityFocus: 95792 - Google Chrome Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5007 - Google - Chrome - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037718

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/17/2017 16:09
Updated: 02/06/2025 01:59
Changes: 02/17/2017 16:09 (80), 08/15/2020 16:12 (6), 02/06/2025 01:59 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:DA0:103

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