Cross-Origin Resource Sharing Bypass in Google Chrome
CVE-2017-5069

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Google Chrome Prior To 58.0.3029.81 For Linux, Windows And Mac, And 58.0.3029.83 For Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 October 2017

What is CVE-2017-5069?

A security flaw in the Blink rendering engine of Google Chrome prior to specified versions allows attackers to bypass Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) protections. By exploiting an incorrect MIME type reported by XSS-Protection, an attacker can craft a malicious HTML page that circumvents normal security checks, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data access from affected users' sessions.

Affected Version(s)

Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.81 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 58.0.3029.83 for Android Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.81 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 58.0.3029.83 for Android

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1124
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://crbug.com/691726
x_refsource_MISC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-02
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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