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The Debugger extension API in browser/extensions/api/debugger/debugger_api.cc in Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.94 does not validate a tab's URL before an attach operation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access limitations via an extension that uses a restricted URL, as demonstrated by a chrome:// URL

Published Aug 27, 2014

Description

The Debugger extension API in browser/extensions/api/debugger/debugger_api.cc in Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.94 does not validate a tab's URL before an attach operation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access limitations via an extension that uses a restricted URL, as demonstrated by a chrome:// URL.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Aug 27, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 3, 2014
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a