chromium-browser: origin confusion in Extensions UI
Published Mar 6, 2016
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.12%
Description
The Web Store inline-installer implementation in the Extensions UI in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not block installations upon deletion of an installation frame, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into believing that an installation request originated from the user's next navigation target via a crafted web site.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:49.0.2623.75-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0359
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:49.0.2623.75-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0359 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01121) | 64.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01146) | 62.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00952) | 74.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 77.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 76.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 74.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00552) | 74.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84008 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1640 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314225 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=550047 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1496033003 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1554233005 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1640
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1640
Change history (0)
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