CVE-2010-1851 Information disclosure in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvrp-jx49-hcp5.