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CVE-2008-6512

Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy an…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.7%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type containing Google Gear commands on the target domain, then accessing that file from the attacking domain, whose response headers are not checked and cause the worker code to run in the target domain.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • blog.watchfire.com /wfblog/2008/12/breaking-google-gears-cross-origin-communication-model.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • code.google.com /apis/gears/upcoming/api_workerpool.html#cross_origin · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47173 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33062 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/32698 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-December/066291.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred

Sources

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