CVE-2016-5135 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5135?

CVE-2016-5135 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

WebKit/Source/core/html/parser/HTMLPreloadScanner.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not consider referrer-policy information inside an HTML document during a preload request, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by a "Content-Security-Policy: referrer origin-when-cross-origin" header that overrides a "<META name='referrer' content='no-referrer'>" element.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5135?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5135?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5135 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5135 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x3g5-jvhp-53rw, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5135.