Auth bypass in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5133
Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 mishandles origin information during proxy authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a proxy-authentication login prompt or trigger incorrect credential storage by modifying the client-server data stream.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/2067933002/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053 (vdb-entry)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/613626
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5133?
- CVE-2016-5133 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5133?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.