Path traversal in Google Chrome and Opensuse - CVE-2013-0831
Published: January 15, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43193
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0831
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
SUSE
SUSE
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Opensuse
Google Chrome
Opensuse
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 24.0.1312.52. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by leveraging access to an extension process.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0831
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.