CVE-2016-5144 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5144?

CVE-2016-5144 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 7 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, mishandles the script-path hostname, remoteBase parameter, and remoteFrontendUrl parameter, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5143.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5144?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5144?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-w2gg-cp64-r9xq, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5144.