PT-2016-4895 · Google+5 · Blink+6

Published 2016-05-11 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2016-1667

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 50.0.2661.102 Opera (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the TreeScope::adoptIfNeeded function in the DOM implementation in Blink, which does not prevent script execution during node-adoption operations. This allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

Recommendations For Google Chrome versions prior to 50.0.2661.102, update to version 50.0.2661.102 or later to resolve the issue. For Opera, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2016-2194

CVE-2016-1667

DSA-3590-1

MGASA-2016-0183

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_1304-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_1655-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

RHSA-2016:1080

RHSA-2016_1080

USN-2960-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Blink

Google Chrome

Opera

Red Hat

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 2368

• 🔥 https://github.com/Metnew/uxss-db/tree/master/chrome/CVE-2016-1667 · Exploit
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1666 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1663 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 · Vendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1080.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2960-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0183 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1668 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1667 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2960-1 · Vendor Advisory