The protocolIs function in platform/KURLGoogle.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r55822, as used in Google Chrome before 4.1.249.1036 and Flock Browser 3.x before 3.0.0.4112, does not properly handle whitespace at the beginning of a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted javascript: URL, as demonstrated by a \x00javascript:alert sequence.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
The EPSS score is 0.00617.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2010-1266 | The protocolIs function in platform/KURLGoogle.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r55822, as used in Google Chrome before 4.1.249.1036 and Flock Browser 3.x before 3.0.0.4112, does not properly handle whitespace at the beginning of a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted javascript: URL, as demonstrated by a \x00javascript:alert sequence. |
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Solution
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Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.681Z
Reserved: 2010-04-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-1236
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-04-01T22:30:00.750
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-1236
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD