Critical severity · published Aug 7, 2016
CVE-2016-5144
The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, mishandles the script-path hostname, remoteBase parameter, and…
9.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, mishandles the script-path hostname, remoteBase parameter, and remoteFrontendUrl parameter, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5143.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
through 52.0.2743.82 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5144
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5144
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00006.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1580.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3645
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92276
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