VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-1699

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-06-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/devtools.js in the Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not ensure that the remoteFrontendUrl parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references