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CVE-2017-5045

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5045 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 57.0.2987.98 on Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 on Android. This flaw allowed a remote attacker to brute-force JavaScript variables by detecting blocked iframe loads through a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction, with potential for low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it garnered some community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 57.0.2987.75CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 57.0.2987.100CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0122 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 26,220 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: chromium-browser-0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-5045Moderate

chromium-browser: information disclosure in xss auditor

Mar 9, 2017

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html
chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
crbug.com / 667079
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201704-02
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3810
securityfocus.com / bid/96767