The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is earlier than 1.0.154.59. Such versions are reportedly affected by an issue when handling URLs with a 'chromehtml:' protocol that could allow an attacker to run scripts of his choosing on any page or enumerate files on the local disk.

If a user has Google Chrome installed, visiting an attacker-controlled web page in another browser could cause Google Chrome to launch, open multiple tabs, and load scripts that run after navigating to a URL of the attacker's choice.

Google Chrome < 1.0.154.59 ChromeHTML URI Handling Privilege Escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 38154

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