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Improper Authentication

CVE-2013-6634

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

The OneClickSigninHelper::ShowInfoBarIfPossible function in browser/ui/sync/one_click_signin_helper.cc in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.63 uses an incorrect URL during realm validation, which allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks and hijack web sessions by triggering improper sync after a 302 (aka Found) HTTP status code.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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  • Published