CVE-2016-5162 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5162?

CVE-2016-5162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 11 Sep 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

The AllowCrossRendererResourceLoad function in extensions/browser/url_request_util.cc in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux does not properly use an extension's manifest.json web_accessible_resources field for restrictions on IFRAME elements, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks, and trick users into changing extension settings, via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5160.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5162?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5162?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-jv59-hgmq-wc35, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5162.