CVE-2016-5189

MEDIUM

Google Chrome < 53.0.2785.143 - Improper Access Control

Title source: rule

Description

Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android permitted navigation to blob URLs with non-canonical origins, which allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via crafted HTML pages.

References (5)

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

[Issue Tracking] https://crbug.com/646278

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2067.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93528

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0034

EPSS Percentile 56.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-284

Status published

Affected Products (2)

google/chrome < 53.0.2785.143

n/a/Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android < Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android

Timeline

Published Dec 18, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026