{"id":"CVE-2016-1697","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-1697","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:17:45.281Z","title":"The FrameLoader::startLoad function in WebKit/Source/core/loader/FrameLoader.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not prevent frame navigations during DocumentLoader detach operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass…","description":"The FrameLoader::startLoad function in WebKit/Source/core/loader/FrameLoader.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not prevent frame navigations during DocumentLoader detach operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted JavaScript code.","published":"2016-06-05T23:59:27.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:42:27.000Z","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-284"],"affected":["google/chrome","canonical/ubuntu linux","debian/debian linux","opensuse/leap","opensuse/opensuse","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","suse/linux enterprise"],"epss":{"score":0.01849,"percentile":0.78949,"date":"2026-10-26","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 (1.85%). 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/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.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-3594","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://codereview.chromium.org/2021373003","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/613266","source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.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-3594","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://codereview.chromium.org/2021373003","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/613266","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1697","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."}