CVE-2015-1266 describes an access restriction bypass vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 43.0.2357.130. The flaw stems from improper scheme consideration when determining if a URL is associated with a WebUI SiteInstance, allowing remote attackers to bypass intended security controls using similar URLs, such as http://gpu instead of chrome://gpu. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 43.0.2357.81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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