# CVE-2015-6784: The page serializer in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73 mishandles Mark of the Web (MOTW) comments for URLs containing a "--" sequence, whi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-12-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The page serializer in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73 mishandles Mark of the Web (MOTW) comments for URLs containing a "--" sequence, which might allow remote attackers to inject HTML via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by an initial http://example.com?-- substring.

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## References

- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2825-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=503217
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1371323003
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78416
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298

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