XSS in Google Chrome
CVE-2017-15427
Insufficient policy enforcement in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 allowed a socially engineered user to XSS themselves by dragging and dropping a javascript: URL into the URL bar.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
- Google Chrome Prior To 63.0.3239.84 Unknown — versions Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 unknown
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- crbug.com/768910
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03 (vendor-advisory)
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4064 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15427?
- CVE-2017-15427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15427?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.