CVE-2010-1767 in Chrome
Summary
by MITRE
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in loader/DocumentThreadableLoader.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r57041, as used in Google Chrome before 4.1.249.1059, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via a crafted synchronous preflight XMLHttpRequest operation.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 03/30/2025
The CVE-2010-1767 vulnerability represents a critical cross-site request forgery flaw within the WebKit rendering engine that affected Google Chrome versions prior to 4.1.249.1059. This vulnerability resides in the DocumentThreadableLoader.cpp component of WebCore, which handles asynchronous network operations within the browser's web content processing framework. The flaw specifically manifests in how the browser manages synchronous preflight XMLHttpRequest operations, creating an avenue for malicious actors to exploit the authentication mechanisms of unsuspecting users.
The technical exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability occurs through a crafted malicious web page that initiates a synchronous preflight XMLHttpRequest operation against a target domain where the victim is authenticated. The vulnerability leverages the fact that the DocumentThreadableLoader component fails to properly validate or track the origin of these synchronous operations, allowing an attacker to construct requests that appear to originate from the legitimate user's browser session. This misconfiguration enables the attacker to perform actions on behalf of the authenticated user without their knowledge or consent, effectively hijacking their authentication context.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple session hijacking, as it can potentially enable attackers to perform arbitrary actions within the context of the victim's authenticated session. This includes but is not limited to modifying user preferences, accessing sensitive data, or executing unauthorized transactions depending on the target application's permissions and functionality. The vulnerability's exploitation requires the victim to be authenticated to the target application, making it particularly dangerous in environments where users maintain persistent sessions with administrative or sensitive privileges.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2010-1767 involve immediate patching of affected Chrome versions to include the corrected WebKit implementation that properly validates synchronous preflight XMLHttpRequest operations. Organizations should also implement additional security measures such as implementing proper CSRF tokens in web applications, utilizing the SameSite cookie attributes, and deploying Content Security Policy headers to restrict cross-origin requests. From a defensive perspective, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery, and demonstrates techniques categorized under ATT&CK matrix technique T1566.001 for initial access through spearphishing attachments or links. The vulnerability underscores the importance of proper request validation and the need for robust session management within browser components that handle cross-origin communications, particularly those involving synchronous operations that can bypass normal security boundaries.