Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:50.0.2661.75-1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1505310
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 Apr 2016

Introduced: 13 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-1652  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:50.0.2661.75-1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0638.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ModuleSystem::RequireForJsInner function in extensions/renderer/module_system.cc in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted web site, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

CVSS Scores

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