CVE-2011-3887

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-10-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-565

Description

Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 does not properly handle javascript: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read cookies via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: before 5.1 — fixed in 5.1
Apple Safari: before 5.1.4 — fixed in 5.1.4
Google Chrome: before 15.0.874.102 — fixed in 15.0.874.102

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 5.1; Apple Safari 5.1.4; Google Chrome 15.0.874.102. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=98407
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/chrome-stable-release.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
http://secunia.com/advisories/48377
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70965
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13179
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=98407
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/chrome-stable-release.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html

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