6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1699
Google Chrome DevTools URL Validation Bypass
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2016, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1699 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Google chrome
1 Suse linux_enterprise

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1699 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/2010783002 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/607939 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/607939
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/2010783002
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:51.0.2704.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:51.0.2704.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/607939 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/607939 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://codereview.chromium.org/2010783002 No Types Assigned https://codereview.chromium.org/2010783002 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:51.0.2704.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1699 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.99 }} 0.58%

score

0.88898

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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