XSS in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1652
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ModuleSystem::RequireForJsInner function in extensions/renderer/module_system.cc in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted web site, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1748943002/
- crbug.com/590275
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1652?
- CVE-2016-1652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1652?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.