CVE-2011-3881

WebKit in Chrome <15.0.874.102 & Android <4.4 - Universal XSS via DOM Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 and Android before 4.4, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) the DOMWindow::clear function and use of a selection object, (2) the Object::GetRealNamedPropertyInPrototypeChain function and use of an __proto__ property, (3) the HTMLPlugInImageElement::allowedToLoadFrameURL function and use of a javascript: URL, (4) incorrect origins for XSLT-generated documents in the XSLTProcessor::createDocumentFromSource function, and (5) improper handling of synchronous frame loads in the ScriptController::executeIfJavaScriptURL function.

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48377
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70959
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12940
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/chrome-stable-release.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0179
EPSS Percentile 76.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (4)
apple/iphone_os < 5.1
apple/safari < 5.1.4
google/android < 4.4
google/chrome < 15.0.874.102
Published Oct 25, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026