CVE-2016-1638 describes a vulnerability in the Extensions subsystem of Google Chrome, specifically within the platform_app.js resource, which affects versions prior to 49.0.2623.75. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by crafting a malicious platform app, enabling unauthorized use of Web APIs. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.3), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:L/I:L/A:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 48.0.2564.116CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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