WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 and Android before 4.4, allows…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 15.0.874.102 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.4 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.1.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.0.874.102 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.4 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3881
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h3qf-j7vv-gw2w
References
Other 9
- http://www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/10/a-tale-of-another-sop-bypass-in-android.html
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=98053
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=96885
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=96047
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=99750
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/109d59bf6fe4abfd001fc60ddd403f1046b117ef
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=99512
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12940
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/chrome-stable-release.html
Sources
- CVE-2011-3881 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-3881 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h3qf-j7vv-gw2w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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