Description
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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.681Z
Reserved: 2010-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2010-1236
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Status : Modified
Published: 2010-04-01T22:30:00.750
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2010-1236
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD