Origin validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2856
Published: September 19, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44717
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2856
CWE-ID: CWE-346
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2856
Install update from vendor's website.
Google Chrome - update to 14.0.835.163
External References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=93416
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
- http://osvdb.org/75558
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69883
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14262