Path traversal in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-0911
Published: March 5, 2013 / Updated: January 25, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43028
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0911
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0911
Install update from vendor's website.