6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-5148
Google Chrome Blink Universal Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to widget updates, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5148 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 Google chrome
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5148.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729
https://codereview.chromium.org/2134113002
https://crbug.com/621362
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729
https://codereview.chromium.org/2134113002
https://crbug.com/621362
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-5148 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5148 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/2134113002 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/621362 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/621362
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/2134113002
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729
  • 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]

    Aug. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:52.0.2743.116:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html No Types Assigned https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/621362 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/621362 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://codereview.chromium.org/2134113002 No Types Assigned https://codereview.chromium.org/2134113002 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 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-2016-5148 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5148 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.30 }} -0.01%

score

0.65987

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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