Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2878
Published: October 4, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44645
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2878
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.202 does not properly restrict access to the window prototype, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2878
Install update from vendor's website.
Google Chrome - update to 14.0.835.202