CVE-2015-6790

Description

The WebPageSerializerImpl::openTagToString function in WebKit/Source/web/WebPageSerializerImpl.cpp in the page serializer in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.80 does not properly use HTML entities, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted document, as demonstrated by a double-quote character inside a single-quoted string.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.84% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_8.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2618.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3418 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78734 vdb entry
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=542054
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2860-1 vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1398453005
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6790?
CVE-2015-6790 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6790?
To fix CVE-2015-6790, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-6790 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-6790 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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