CVE-2008-6512
Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote...
Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type containing Google Gear commands on the target domain, then accessing that file from the attacking domain, whose response headers are not checked and cause the worker code to run in the target domain.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type containing Google Gear commands on the target domain, then accessing that file from the attacking domain, whose response headers are not checked and cause the worker code to run in the target domain.
- Record
CVE-2008-6512- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type containing Google Gear commands on the target domain, then accessing that file from the attacking domain, whose response headers are not checked and cause the worker code to run in the target domain.
- Record
CVE-2008-6512- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6479 No score
Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type containing Google Gear commands on the target domain, then accessing that file from the attacking domain, whose response headers are not checked and cause the worker code to run in the target domain.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6479- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mx6w-pwq2-mp59 No score
Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote...
Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type containing Google Gear commands on the target domain, then accessing that file from the attacking domain, whose response headers are not checked and cause the worker code to run in the target domain.
- Record
GHSA-mx6w-pwq2-mp59- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6512 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Google Gears, published March 24, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.70%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2008/12/breaking-google-gears-cross-origin-communication-model.html
code.google.com/apis/gears/upcoming/api_workerpool.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47173
secunia.com/advisories/33062
securityfocus.com/bid/32698
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-December/066291.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6512
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mx6w-pwq2-mp59