4.3CVSSMEDIUM
Description
Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, enables a quirks-mode exception that limits the cases in which a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) document is required to have the text/css content type, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, related to core/fetch/CSSStyleSheetResource.cpp.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
References
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
rhn.redhat.com
and 6 more references View all →
Timeline
Published
Jul 23, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026
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