FKIE_CVE-2016-5226

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-01-19 05:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:49
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac executed javascript: URLs entered in the URL bar in the context of the current tab, which allowed a socially engineered user to XSS themselves by dragging and dropping a javascript: URL into the URL bar.
References
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://crbug.com/639750
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://crbug.com/639750
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google chrome *
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          "product": "Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac",
          "vendor": "n/a",
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            }
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    }
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      "value": "Blink en Google Chrome anterior a 55.0.2883.75 para Linux, Windows y Mac ejecut\u00f3 javascript: las URLs escritas en la barra de URL en el contexto de la pesta\u00f1a actual, lo que permiti\u00f3 a un usuario de ingenier\u00eda social realizar XSS por si mismos arrastrando y soltando un javascript: URL en la barra de URL."
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  "id": "CVE-2016-5226",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:49:00.553",
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