The DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not prevent javascript: URL navigation while a document is being detached, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted JavaScript code that improperly interacts with a plugin.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-6772 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (chromium-browser) | RHSA-2015:2545 | 2015-12-03 |
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