Description
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux relies on an IFRAME source URL to identify an associated extension, which allows remote attackers to conduct extension-bindings injection attacks by leveraging script access to a resource that initially has the about:blank URL.
Published: 2016-09-11
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3660-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6100 The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux relies on an IFRAME source URL to identify an associated extension, which allows remote attackers to conduct extension-bindings injection attacks by leveraging script access to a resource that initially has the about:blank URL.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:47.925Z

Reserved: 2016-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5149

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-11T10:59:04.037

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-5149

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-08-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5149 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-94

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')