Origin validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3956

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Origin validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3956

Published: February 9, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44313
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-2011-3956
CWE-ID: CWE-346
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The extension implementation in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 does not properly handle sandboxed origins, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted extension.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-3956

Install update from vendor's website.

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