CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5132

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Service Workers subsystem in Google Chrome before version 52.0.2743.82 does not properly implement the Secure Contexts specification, allowing remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via an https IFRAME element inside an http IFRAME element.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain control over subframes, potentially leading to data theft or other malicious actions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The Service Workers subsystem in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not properly implement the Secure Contexts specification during decisions about whether to control a subframe, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via an https IFRAME element inside an http IFRAME element.

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