Description
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac executed javascript: URLs entered in the URL bar in the context of the current tab, which allowed a socially engineered user to XSS themselves by dragging and dropping a javascript: URL into the URL bar.
Published: 2017-01-19
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3731-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6177 Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac executed javascript: URLs entered in the URL bar in the context of the current tab, which allowed a socially engineered user to XSS themselves by dragging and dropping a javascript: URL into the URL bar.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3153-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:48.928Z

Reserved: 2016-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5226

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-19T05:59:01.120

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-5226

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5226 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses