Google Chrome up to 52 DevTools Universal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome up to 52. This impacts an unknown function of the component DevTools. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Universal). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5164. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 52 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component DevTools. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Universal). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2016 by Nicolas Golubovic (OUSPG) with Zero Day Initiative as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, August 2016 as confirmed blog post (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5164 since 05/31/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93394 (openSUSE Security Update : Chromium (openSUSE-2016-2250)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236086 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2016:1854)).

Upgrading to version 53.0.2785.89 or 53.0.2785.92 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93394) and SecurityFocus (BID 92717†). The entries VDB-90558, VDB-90559, VDB-90560 and VDB-90561 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Temp Score: 5.8
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Universal
Class: Cross site scripting / Universal
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93394
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : Chromium (openSUSE-2016-2250)
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OpenVAS ID: 865203
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31-2016-08)-MAC OS X
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 53.0.2785.89/53.0.2785.92

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05/31/2016 🔍
08/31/2016 +92 days 🔍
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09/04/2016 +4 days 🔍
09/09/2016 +5 days 🔍
09/11/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/14/2022 +2194 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, August 2016
Researcher: Nicolas Golubovic (OUSPG)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5164 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91067

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SecurityFocus: 92717 - Google Chrome Prior to 53.0.2785.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036729

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2016 14:52
Updated: 09/14/2022 18:35
Changes: 09/04/2016 14:52 (73), 04/08/2019 07:28 (15), 09/14/2022 18:35 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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