Path traversal in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-0911

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Path traversal in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-0911

Published: March 5, 2013 / Updated: January 25, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43028
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0911
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in Google Chrome before 25.0.1364.152. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors related to databases.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-0911

Install update from vendor's website.

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