CVE-2011-2783 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107 does not ensure that developer-mode NPAPI 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-2011-2757	Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107 does not ensure that developer-mode NPAPI 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=83273
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
http://osvdb.org/74233
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68945
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14406

History

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Subscriptions

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:15:30.903Z

Reserved: 2011-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2783

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-08-03T00:55:01.737

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

Link: CVE-2011-2783

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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