CVE-2015-1266

chromium-browser: Scheme validation error in WebUI

Published Jun 26, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
content/browser/webui/content_web_ui_controller_factory.cc in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.130 does not properly consider the scheme in determining whether a URL is associated with a WebUI SiteInstance, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a similar URL, as demonstrated by use of http://gpu when there is a WebUI class for handling chrome://gpu requests.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3315-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1407 content/browser/webui/content_web_ui_controller_factory.cc in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.130 does not properly consider the scheme in determining whether a URL is associated with a WebUI SiteInstance, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a similar URL, as demonstrated by use of http://gpu when there is a WebUI class for handling chrome://gpu requests.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2652-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:40 AM
Reserved
Jan 21, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 26, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:22 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 22, 2015, 12:00 AM