HIGH
chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in extension bindings
Published Jun 5, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.23%
Description
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings access, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 42.1
- 13.2
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 12.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1201
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1201 |
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.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.23% 0.01235
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01235
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01235) | 67.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01235) | 65.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 1.45% (0.01453) | 80.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 58.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01557) | 87.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01557) | 85.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.44% (0.01435) | 85.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00765) | 78.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1696 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1342001 Issue Tracking
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1866103002 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://crbug.com/601073 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1696
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1696
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1696 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1342001 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/1866103002 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://crbug.com/601073 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1696 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1696 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Jun 5, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 12, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1696
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a