CVE-2011-2358 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107 does not ensure that extension installations are confirmed by a browser dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify the product's functionality via a Trojan horse extension.

Published: 2011-08-03

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-2347	Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107 does not ensure that extension installations are confirmed by a browser dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify the product's functionality via a Trojan horse extension.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00708.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=75821
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
http://osvdb.org/74228
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68940
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14425

History

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Subscriptions

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2011-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:33.732Z

Reserved: 2011-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2358

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-08-03T00:55:01.190

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2358

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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