Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows…
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04703 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.5 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.5 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:gears:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Google
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6512
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx6w-pwq2-mp59
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-6512 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-6512 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mx6w-pwq2-mp59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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