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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu1.1307

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1610-CHROMIUMBROWSER-408262
  • published11 Sept 2016
  • disclosed11 Sept 2016
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Introduced: 11 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-5148  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.10 chromium-browser to version 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu1.1307 or higher.

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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to widget updates, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."