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CVE-2016-5191

6.1 · MEDIUM

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 injec…

Published Dec 18, 2016CWE-79EPSS 1.76%

Overview

CVE-2016-5191 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 18, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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:[email protected] URL.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2067.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/93528Refchromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRefcodereview.chromium.org/2411473002Refcrbug.com/639126Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2067.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/93528Refchromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRefcodereview.chromium.org/2411473002

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5191?

CVE-2016-5191 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 18, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2016-5191?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-5191?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2016-5191?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2016-5191 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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