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CVE-2009-3015

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

QtWeb 3.0 Builds 001 and 003 does not properly block javascript: and data: URIs in Refresh and Location headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Refresh header that contains a javascript: URI, (2) entering a javascript: URI when specifying the content of a Refresh header, (3) injecting a Refresh header that contains JavaScript sequences in a data:text/html URI, (4) entering a data:text/html URI with JavaScript sequences when specifying the content of a Refresh header, (5) injecting a Location header that contains JavaScript sequences in a data:text/html URI, or (6) entering a data:text/html URI with JavaScript sequences when specifying the content of a Location header.

Affected products

• Qtweb: 3.0

References

• http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52993
• http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52993

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