CVE-2015-6784 — Improper Input Validation in Google Chrome

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
OSV10.0
EPSS
0.7%
top 27.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Google Chrome
Timeline
PublishedDec 6
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The page serializer in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73 mishandles Mark of the Web (MOTW) comments for URLs containing a "--" sequence, which might allow remote attackers to inject HTML via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by an initial http://example.com?-- substring.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDgoogle/chrome46.0.2490.86

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-hrf4-f43m-jqm2: The page serializer in Google Chrome before 47↗2022-05-17
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OSV
oxide-qt vulnerabilities↗2015-12-10
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OSV
CVE-2015-6784: The page serializer in Google Chrome before 47↗2015-12-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Oxide vulnerabilities↗2015-12-10
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Escaping issue in saved pages↗2015-12-01
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-6784 chromium-browser: Escaping issue in saved pages↗2015-12-02
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