CVE-2010-1851 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote servers can identify users and track searches via cookie leakage when the Invisible Hand extension is active in Chrome.

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-2010-1851?

CVE-2010-1851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 7 May 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

Google Chrome, when the Invisible Hand extension is enabled, uses cookies during background HTTP requests in a possibly unexpected manner, which might allow remote web servers to identify specific persons and their product searches via HTTP request logging, related to a "cross-site data leakage" issue.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1851?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1851?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-1851 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1851 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jvrp-jx49-hcp5.

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