CVE-2010-1236 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript via crafted URLs due to improper whitespace handling in WebKit, affecting Chrome and Flock browsers.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2010-1236?
CVE-2010-1236 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 1 Apr 2010. 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1236?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Flock Flock, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1236?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2010-1236 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1236 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qp79-v7x7-fmwp, MINI-3p8h-7xf5-vvjq.