CVE-2016-1652

chromium-browser: universal XSS in extension bindings

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ModuleSystem::RequireForJsInner function in extensions/renderer/module_system.cc in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted web site, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

Vulnerabilidad de XSS en la función ModuleSystem::RequireForJsInner en extensions/renderer/module_system.cc en el subsistema Extensions en Google Chrome en versiones anteriores a 50.0.2661.75 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a través de un sitio web manipulado, también conocida como "Universal XSS (UXSS)".

Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit. This update upgrades Chromium to version 50.0.2661.75. Security Fix: Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when visited by the victim.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-12 CVE Reserved
2016-04-15 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html	X_refsource_confirm
https://codereview.chromium.org/1748943002	X_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/590275	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1652	2016-04-18
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1327109	2016-04-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				42.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "42.1"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise"				12.0 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise" and version "12.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Chrome Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"				<= 49.0.2623.112 Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " <= 49.0.2623.112"		-		Affected