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CVE-2016-1623

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1623 describes a Same Origin Policy bypass vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 48.0.2564.109, affecting various Debian and openSUSE distributions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted website due to improper handling of frame-attach and detach operations. While the vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited current attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 48.0.2564.103CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0118 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: chromium-browser-0:48.0.2564.109-1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-1623Important

chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in DOM

Feb 9, 2016

References

googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
codereview.chromium.org / 1659013003
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201603-09
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3486
securityfocus.com / bid/83125
securitytracker.com / id/1035183
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2895-1