Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-1627

The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not validate URL schemes and ensure that the remoteBase parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, related to browser/devtools/devtools_ui_bindings.cc and WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/Runtime.js.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1627?
CVE-2016-1627 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-1627?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.