CVE-2010-1236

Exp

The protocolIs function in platform/KURLGoogle.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r55822, as used in Google Chrome before 4.1.249.1036 and Flock Browser 3.x before 3.0.0.4112, does not properly handle whitespace at the beginning of a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted javascript: URL, as demonstrated by a \x00javascript:alert sequence.

Published: 2010-04-01 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1236 is rated Exploit Available (56.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.62%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-1236

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1236

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-12 0.51% 0.62% +0.11%
2 2025-03-30 0.71% 0.51% -0.20%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.71% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1236

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1236

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1236

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-1236 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (chromium-browser), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): DNE 5, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1236

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1236

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google chrome <= 4.1.249.1035 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 0.1.38.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.38.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 0.1.38.2 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.38.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 0.1.38.4 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.38.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 0.1.40.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.40.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 0.1.42.2 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 0.1.42.3 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 1.0.154.53 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 1.0.154.59 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 1.0.154.64 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 1.0.154.65 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.169.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.169.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.169.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.169.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.170.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.170.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.172.2 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.172.8 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.172.27 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.172.28 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.172.30 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.172.33 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.172.37 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 2.0.172.38 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 3.0.182.2 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.182.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 3.0.190.2 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.190.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 3.0.195.25 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 3.0.195.27 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 3.0.195.33 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 3.0.195.36 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 3.0.195.37 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 3.0.195.38 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.212.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.212.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.212.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.212.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.221.8 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.221.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.222.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.222.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.222.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.222.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.222.5 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.222.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.222.12 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.222.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.223.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.223.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.223.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.223.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.223.2 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.223.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.223.4 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.223.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.223.5 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.223.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.223.7 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.223.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.223.8 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.223.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.223.9 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.223.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.224.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.224.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.229.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.229.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.235.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.235.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.236.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.236.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.237.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.237.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.237.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.237.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.239.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.239.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.240.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.240.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.241.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.241.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.242.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.242.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.243.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.243.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.244.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.244.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.245.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.245.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.245.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.245.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.246.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.246.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.247.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.247.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.248.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.248.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.2 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.3 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.4 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.5 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.6 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.7 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.8 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.9 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.10 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.11 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.12 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.14 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.16 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.17 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.18 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.19 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1236

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