CVE-2015-1261 (GCVE-0-2015-1261)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-05-20 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:40
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Summary
android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/WebsiteSettingsPopup.java in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 on Android does not properly restrict use of a URL's fragment identifier during construction of a page-info popup, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL bar or deliver misleading popup content via crafted text.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2015-05-19 00:00
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      "initial_release_date": "2015-05-19T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "12",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "chromium-browser: URL bar spoofing in unspecified component",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-1261.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2025-03-16T04:55:29Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2015-1261",
      "id": "CVE-2015-1261",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:22:00Z",
      "product_status:recommended": "8",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2015-1261",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2015-1261.json",
      "version": "4"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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