Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 Extension access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Extension. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-5173. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/13/2016 by Andrey Kovalev with Yandex as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5173 since 05/31/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/19/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93554 (openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-2016-1084)), 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 236093 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2016:1905)).

Upgrading to version 53.0.2785.113 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 (93554), SecurityFocus (BID 92942†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036826†). The entries VDB-91674, VDB-91675, VDB-91676 and VDB-91678 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.1
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93554
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-2016-1084)
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OpenVAS ID: 862149
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13-2016-09)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 53.0.2785.113

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05/31/2016 🔍
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09/25/2016 +7 days 🔍
09/19/2022 +2185 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2016
Researcher: Andrey Kovalev
Organization: Yandex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91677

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SecurityFocus: 92942 - Google Chrome Prior to 53.0.2785.113 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036826

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2016 13:20
Updated: 09/19/2022 08:21
Changes: 09/18/2016 13:20 (75), 04/19/2019 17:05 (14), 09/19/2022 08:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:7EC:103

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