VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2016-1710

high
Published 2016-07-23 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8

Description

The ChromeClientImpl::createWindow method in WebKit/Source/web/ChromeClientImpl.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not prevent window creation by a deferred frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
gcp googlechrome{"endIncluding":"51.0.2704.106"}

References

CWEs

CWE-285

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.