CVE-2008-4724 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2008-4724?

CVE-2008-4724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 Oct 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Google Chrome 0.2.149.30 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an ftp:// URL for an HTML document within a (1) JPG, (2) PDF, or (3) TXT file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4724?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2008-4724 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qm9v-3mxg-5rw9.