Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5191
Bookmark handling in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android had insufficient validation of supplied data, which allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via crafted HTML pages, as demonstrated by an interpretation conflict between userinfo and scheme in an http://javascript:payload@example.com URL.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5191
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.32%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 67 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5191
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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nvd@nist.gov |
6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
|
nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-5191
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-5191
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for DesktopVendor Advisory
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https://codereview.chromium.org/2411473002
Issue 2411473002: [merge to m54] Prevent interpretating userinfo as url scheme when editing bookmarks - Code ReviewIssue Tracking;Patch
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93528
Google Chrome Prior to 54.0.2840.59 Multiple Security VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2067.html
RHSA-2016:2067 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-09) — Gentoo security
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https://crbug.com/639126
639126 - Security: UXSS introduced through bookmark containing user information - chromium - MonorailPermissions Required
Products affected by CVE-2016-5191
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*