CVE-2008-6512

Published Mar 24, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type containing Google Gear commands on the target domain, then accessing that file from the attacking domain, whose response headers are not checked and cause the worker code to run in the target domain.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-6479 Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type containing Google Gear commands on the target domain, then accessing that file from the attacking domain, whose response headers are not checked and cause the worker code to run in the target domain.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:34 AM
Reserved
Mar 24, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 24, 2009, 2:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM