CVE-2016-5226

MEDIUM

Google Chrome < 54.0.2840.99 - XSS

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (5)

[Issue Tracking] https://crbug.com/639750

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0016

EPSS Percentile 37.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Affected Products (2)

google/chrome < 54.0.2840.99

n/a/Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac < Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac

Timeline

Published Jan 19, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026