CVE-2015-1297
The WebRequest API implementation in extensions/browser/api/web_request/web_request_api.cc in...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2015-1297- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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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CVE-2015-1297- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1438 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-1438- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mc69-hgc6-9g2h No score
The WebRequest API implementation in extensions/browser/api/web_request/web_request_api.cc in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mc69-hgc6-9g2h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0356 No score
Updated chromium-browser packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities:
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Chromium (CVE-2015-1291, CVE-2015-1292, CVE-2015-1293, CVE-2015-1294, CVE-2015-1295, CVE-2015-1296, CVE-2015-1297, CVE-2015-1298, CVE-2015-1299, CVE-2015-1300, CVE-2015-1301).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0356- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 No score
chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
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openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1297 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1297- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserDebian:8 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 45.0.2454.85-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions 41.0.2272.118-142.0.2311.135-142.0.2311.135-1~deb8u142.0.2311.135-242.0.2311.90-1 Show 14 moreShow less42.0.2311.90-1~deb8u142.0.2311.90-243.0.2357.124-143.0.2357.124-243.0.2357.124-343.0.2357.130-143.0.2357.65-143.0.2357.65-1~deb8u143.0.2357.81-144.0.2403.107-144.0.2403.107-244.0.2403.157-144.0.2403.89-144.0.2403.89-1~deb8u1 |
45.0.2454.85-1~deb8u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 45.0.2454.85-1.mga4 | 45.0.2454.85-1.mga4 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:5 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 45.0.2454.85-1.mga5 | 45.0.2454.85-1.mga5 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6 | 0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6 | 0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097, plus listed versions 29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu231.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.132.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.133.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.134.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 Show 11 moreShow less36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg102937.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104237.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1095 |
45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 719 CVEs |
before 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-1297 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published September 3, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.14%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00013.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/09/stable-channel-update.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1712.html
securitytracker.com/id/1033472
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3351
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
codereview.chromium.org/1267183003
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=510802
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1297
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mc69-hgc6-9g2h
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0356.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16688
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1712
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259141
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_1712.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1291
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1297
googlechromereleases.blogspot.ca/2015/09/stable-channel-update.html
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3015
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