CVE-2015-1268

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-06-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-254

Description

bindings/scripts/v8_types.py in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.130, does not properly select a creation context for a return value's DOM wrapper, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by use of a data: URL.

Affected products

Google Chrome: through 43.0.2357.81

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/06/chrome-stable-update.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00057.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00012.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1188.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75332
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032731
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2652-1
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=494640
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-18
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=196373&view=revision
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/06/chrome-stable-update.html

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