High severity · published Feb 14, 2016
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…
8.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
through 48.0.2564.103 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1627
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1627
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
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