Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5118

 

Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5118

Published: September 7, 2017 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8135
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5118
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 bypass security restrictions.

The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and bypass content security policy in Blink on the system.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-5118

Update to version 61.0.

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