Bypassing Access Restrictions in Google Chrome WebRequest API

CVE-2015-1297 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The WebRequest API implementation in extensions/browser/api/web_request/web_request_api.cc in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85 does not properly consider a request's source before accepting the request, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted (1) app or (2) extension.

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