CVE-2016-5226

chromium-browser: limited xss in blink

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Blink en Google Chrome anterior a 55.0.2883.75 para Linux, Windows y Mac ejecutó javascript: las URLs escritas en la barra de URL en el contexto de la pestaña actual, lo que permitió a un usuario de ingeniería social realizar XSS por si mismos arrastrando y soltando un javascript: URL en la barra de URL.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

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

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-05-31 CVE Reserved
2016-12-05 CVE Published
2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE 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 (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633	Vdb Entry
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html	X_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/639750	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5226	2016-12-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400876	2016-12-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Chrome Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"				<= 54.0.2840.99 Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " <= 54.0.2840.99"		-		Affected