CVE-2011-3046 describes a critical Universal Cross-Site Scripting (UXSS) vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 17.0.963.78, specifically within its extension subsystem's handling of history navigation. This flaw allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, affecting products from Apple, Google, and OpenSUSE. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it represented a highly severe threat with low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, though community discussion indicates some historical interest in the underlying bug.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 17.0.963.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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