CVE-2016-5148

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to widget updates, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.73% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html vendor advisory
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729 vdb entry
https://codereview.chromium.org/2134113002
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/621362
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5148?
CVE-2016-5148 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5148?
To fix CVE-2016-5148, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5148 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5148 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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