CVE-2009-3264 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2009-3264?

CVE-2009-3264 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 18 Sep 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

The getSVGDocument method in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.21 omits an unspecified "access check," which allows remote web servers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting attacks via unknown vectors, related to a user's visit to a different web server that hosts an SVG document.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3264?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3264?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3264 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-2009-3264 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3264 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-w23m-j49r-4582.