XSS in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5147
Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, mishandles deferred page loads, which 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: 0.013 (69.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- crbug.com/628942
- codereview.chromium.org/2155393002
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/2242923002
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31…
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729 (vdb-entry)
- codereview.chromium.org/2169453002
- codereview.chromium.org/2190523002/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5147?
- CVE-2016-5147 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5147?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.