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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-5135

WebKit/Source/core/html/parser/HTMLPreloadScanner.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not consider referrer-policy information inside an HTML document during a preload request, which allows remote attackers to bypass the…

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.94%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

WebKit/Source/core/html/parser/HTMLPreloadScanner.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not consider referrer-policy information inside an HTML document during a preload request, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by a "Content-Security-Policy: referrer origin-when-cross-origin" header that overrides a "<META name='referrer' content='no-referrer'>" element.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
1.94% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
google/chrome
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.