The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not validate URL schemes and ensure that the remoteBase parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, related to browser/devtools/devtools_ui_bindings.cc and WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/Runtime.js.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | debian-upgrade-chromium-browser | Feb 22, 2016 | Feb 13, 2016 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-chromiumfreebsd-upgrade-package-chromium-npapifreebsd-upgrade-package-chromium-pulse | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-chromium | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 13, 2016 | |
| Google Chrome | google-chrome-upgrade-latest | Feb 29, 2016 | Feb 13, 2016 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-chromium | Feb 17, 2016 | Feb 13, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-chromium-browser | Nov 19, 2024 | Feb 14, 2016 |
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