CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1627

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Developer Tools subsystem in Google Chrome before version 48.0.2564.109 does not validate URL schemes, allowing remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to browser features, potentially leading to data exposure or session hijacking.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures to monitor and restrict access to developer tools.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not validate URL schemes and ensure that the remoteBase parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, related to browser/devtools/devtools_ui_bindings.cc and WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/Runtime.js.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS