CVE-2009-1598 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2009-1598?

CVE-2009-1598 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 11 May 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

Google Chrome executes DOM calls in response to a javascript: URI in the target attribute of a submit element within a form contained in an inline PDF file, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended Adobe Acrobat JavaScript restrictions on accessing the document object, as demonstrated by a web site that permits PDF uploads by untrusted users, and therefore has a shared document.domain between the web site and this javascript: URI. NOTE: the researcher reports that Adobe's position is "a PDF file is active content."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1598?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-1598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1598 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-x23w-pq92-wqgx.