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and does not properly handle javascript: URIs in HTML links within (a) 301 and (b) 302 error documents sent from web servers, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (7) injecting a Location HTTP response header or (8) specifying the content of a Location HTTP response header.","publishedAt":"2009-08-31T16:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2024-08-07T06:14:55.546Z","severity":null,"assigner":"mitre","products":["n/a n/a"],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/","https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6524","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53001","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506163/100/0/threaded"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T19:39:23.319Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2009/3xxx/CVE-2009-3018.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2009-3018","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2009-08-31T16:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-07T06:14:55.546Z","assignerShortName":"mitre","assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","dateReserved":"2009-08-31T00:00:00.000Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Maxthon Browser 3.0.0.145 Alpha with Ultramode does not properly block javascript: and data: URIs in Refresh headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Refresh header that contains a javascript: URI, (2) entering a javascript: URI when specifying the content of a Refresh header, (3) injecting a Refresh header that contains JavaScript sequences in a data:text/html URI, or (4) entering a data:text/html URI with JavaScript sequences when specifying the content of a Refresh header; 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