{"id":"CVE-2016-1672","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-1672","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:30:54.844Z","title":"The ModuleSystem::RequireForJsInner function in extensions/renderer/module_system.cc in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 mishandles properties, which allows remote attackers to conduct bindings-interception attacks and bypass…","description":"The ModuleSystem::RequireForJsInner function in extensions/renderer/module_system.cc in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 mishandles properties, which allows remote attackers to conduct bindings-interception attacks and bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.","published":"2016-06-05T23:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:42:23.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-254","CWE-284"],"affected":["google/chrome","debian/debian linux","opensuse/leap","opensuse/opensuse","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","suse/linux enterprise"],"epss":{"score":0.01534,"percentile":0.74685,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://codereview.chromium.org/1748943002/","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/590118","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://codereview.chromium.org/1748943002/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/590118","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1672","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}