CVE-2011-2878

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-10-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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 products

Google Chrome: before 14.0.835.202 — fixed in 14.0.835.202

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 14.0.835.202. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=95671
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/stable-channel-update.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14470
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=95671
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/stable-channel-update.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14470

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