# CVE-2009-1598: Google Chrome executes DOM calls in response to a javascript: URI in the target attribute of a submit element within a form contained in an

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Google Chrome executes DOM calls in response to a javascript: URI in the target attribute of a submit element within a form contained in an inline PDF file, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended Adobe Acrobat JavaScript restrictions on accessing the document object, as demonstrated by a web site that permits PDF uploads by untrusted users, and therefore has a shared document.domain between the web site and this javascript: URI. NOTE: the researcher reports that Adobe's position is "a PDF file is active content."

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## References

- http://secniche.org/papers/SNS_09_03_PDF_Silent_Form_Re_Purp_Attack.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503183/100/0/threaded

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