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 and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.70% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- google/gears
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2008/12/breaking-google-gears-cross-origin-communication-model.htmlExploit
- http://code.google.com/apis/gears/upcoming/api_workerpool.html#cross_originVendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-December/066291.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33062Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32698
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47173
- http://blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2008/12/breaking-google-gears-cross-origin-communication-model.htmlExploit
- http://code.google.com/apis/gears/upcoming/api_workerpool.html#cross_originVendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-December/066291.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33062Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32698
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47173
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.