chromium-browser: extension resource access
Published Sep 25, 2016
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.02%
Description
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not properly restrict access to Object.prototype, which allows remote attackers to load unintended resources, and consequently trigger unintended JavaScript function calls and bypass the Same Origin Policy via an indirect interception attack.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:53.0.2785.113-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1905
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:53.0.2785.113-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1905 |
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:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 | 1.02% (0.01020) | 62.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01006) | 58.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 63.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00633) | 79.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00633) | 78.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00633) | 76.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00737) | 77.85th | 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 (14)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5173 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375866 Issue Tracking
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1840453002 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://crbug.com/468931 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://crbug.com/471523 x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/497507 x_refsource_MISC
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5173
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5173
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5173 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375866 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/1840453002 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://crbug.com/468931 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://crbug.com/471523 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://crbug.com/497507 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5173 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5173 |
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