CVE-2009-2352

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-07-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Google Chrome 1.0.154.48 and earlier does not block javascript: URIs in Refresh headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Refresh header or (2) specifying the content of a Refresh header, a related issue to CVE-2009-1312. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.0.172.28, 2.0.172.37, and 3.0.193.2 Beta are also affected.

Affected products

Google Chrome: through 1.0.154.48; 0.2.149.29, 0.2.149.30, 0.2.152.1, 0.2.153.1, 0.3.154.0, 0.3.154.3 (+9)

References

http://websecurity.com.ua/3275/
http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504718/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504723/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35572
http://websecurity.com.ua/3275/
http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504718/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504723/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35572

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