CVE-2016-5226
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 6.1
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-5226
- Assigner
- cve-coordination@google.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-01-19T05:59:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-01-05T02:30:59
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 54.0.2840.99 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.1
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://crbug.com/639750 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633 | VDB Entry Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5226 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5226 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:52:13 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 13:01:37 | security@google.com | cve-coordination@google.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:01:37 | 2017-01-19T05:59Z | 2017-01-19T05:59:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:01:37 | 2018-01-05T02:30:59 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 13:01:38 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |