CVE-2016-5208 Cross-site scripting in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux and Windows, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts or HTML into Google Chrome via crafted pages due to DOM corruption, enabling user interface spoofing or script execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5208?
CVE-2016-5208 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
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux and Windows, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed possible corruption of the DOM tree during synchronous event handling, which 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-2016-5208?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5208?
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-2016-5208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w2w4-fc9r-jgq5, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5208.