QtWeb 3.0 Builds 001 and 003 does not properly block javascript: and data: URIs in Refresh and Location 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, (4) entering a data:text/html URI with JavaScript sequences when specifying the content of a Refresh header, (5) injecting a Location header that contains JavaScript sequences in a data:text/html URI, or (6) entering a data:text/html URI with JavaScript sequences when specifying the content of a Location header.
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