JavaScript flaw leaves all browsers open to attack

A new browser flaw could allow attackers to trick users into relinquishing sensitive information such as passwords. The flaw is unusual in that it affects every mainstream browser and can be exploited on the Mac OS X operating system as easily as on Windows, according to security company Secunia.

Because of the way most browsers handle JavaScript dialog boxes, it’s unclear which site a dialog box originates from, Secunia reported. An untrusted site could direct a user to a secure site such as a bank, and then cause a dialog box to pop up in front of the bank site’s window.

So now we wait for these issues to be fixed. Microsoft has no immediate plans in patching the bugs, and Mozilla hasn’t given a statement yet. Opera however, has this bug fixed in version 8.01. Read more about it here.