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
Published Oct 25, 2011
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.76%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01757) | 77.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.78% (0.01779) | 75.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 63.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 72.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 71.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00482) | 75.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 7, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00482) | 73.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 68.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00212) | 57.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=96047 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=96885 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=98053 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=99512 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=99750 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/chrome-stable-release.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48288 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48377 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/10/a-tale-of-another-sop-bypass-in-android.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/109d59bf6fe4abfd001fc60ddd403f1046b117ef x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70959 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12940 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
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