CVE-2016-5226

chromium-browser: limited xss in blink

Published Jan 19, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac executed javascript: URLs entered in the URL bar in the context of the current tab, which allowed a socially engineered user to XSS themselves by dragging and dropping a javascript: URL into the URL bar.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3731-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6177 Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac executed javascript: URLs entered in the URL bar in the context of the current tab, which allowed a socially engineered user to XSS themselves by dragging and dropping a javascript: URL into the URL bar.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3153-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:53 AM
Reserved
May 31, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 19, 2017, 5:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:49 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 1, 2016, 12:00 AM