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CVE-2013-6656

The XSSAuditor::init function in core/html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in the XSS auditor in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117, processes POST requests by using the body of a redirecting page instead of the body of a redirect target, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-6656 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-02-24T04:48:10.023

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	google	chrome	≤ 33.0.1750.116	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.0	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.1	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.2	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.3	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.4	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.5	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.6	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.7	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.8	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.9	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.10	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.11	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.12	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.13	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.14	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.15	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.16	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.18	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.19	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.20	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.21	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.22	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.23	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.24	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.25	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.26	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.27	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.28	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.29	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.30	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.31	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.34	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.35	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.36	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.37	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.38	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.39	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.40	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.41	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.42	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.43	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.44	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.45	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.46	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.47	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.48	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.49	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.50	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.51	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.52	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.53	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.54	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.55	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.56	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.57	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.58	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.59	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.60	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.61	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.62	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.63	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.64	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.65	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.66	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.67	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.68	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.69	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.70	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.71	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.73	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.74	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.75	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.76	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.77	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.79	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.80	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.81	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.82	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.83	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.85	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.88	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.89	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.90	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.91	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.92	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.93	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.104	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.106	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.107	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.108	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.109	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.110	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.111	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.112	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.113	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.115	Yes

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/02/stable-channel-update_20.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00006.html ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2883 ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=331725 ([email protected])
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=164749&view=revision Patch ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/02/stable-channel-update_20.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00006.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2883 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=331725 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=164749&view=revision Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For google's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.