CVE-2016-5204 Cross-site scripting in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android

What is CVE-2016-5204?

CVE-2016-5204 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 19 Jan 2017. 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

Leaking of an SVG shadow tree leading to corruption of the DOM tree in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5204?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5204?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-5204 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5204 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-cxhh-qg68-3rq3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5204.