CVE-2010-1236

Published Apr 1, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
EUVD 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:14 AM
Reserved
Apr 1, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 1, 2010, 10:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:17 PM