6.1med
CVE-2016-5226
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac executed javascript: URLs entered in the URL bar in the context of…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 55%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac executed javascript: URLs entered in the URL bar in the context of the current tab, which allowed a socially engineered user to XSS themselves by dragging and dropping a javascript: URL into the URL bar.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
- Google Chrome (RSS, critical only)
References
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94633 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- crbug.com /639750 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- chromereleases.googleblog.com /2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201612-11 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-5226
- NVD: CVE-2016-5226
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