CVE-2008-6512 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Same Origin Policy in Google Gears by hosting malicious files, allowing cross-domain code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6512?
CVE-2008-6512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2009. 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
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6512?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Gears.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6512?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6512 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6512 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6512 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx6w-pwq2-mp59.