Medium severity · published Jun 5, 2016
CVE-2016-1699
WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/devtools.js in the Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not ensure that the…
6.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/devtools.js in the Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not ensure that the remoteFrontendUrl parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
through 51.0.2704.63 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise · Suse
12.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 15.10; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1699
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1699
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026
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