XSS in Google Chrome
CVE-2017-5124
Incorrect application of sandboxing in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted MHTML page.
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: 0.051 (92.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Google Chrome Prior To 62.0.3202.62 — versions Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101482 (vdb-entry)
- www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/7cus2h/chrome_61_uxss_exploit_cve20175124/
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- crbug.com/762930
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4020 (vendor-advisory)
- chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/4558c2885e618557a674660aff57404d255370…
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2997 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-24 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/Bo0oM/CVE-2017-5124
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5124?
- CVE-2017-5124 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5124?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5124 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.