Name: CVE-2016-1658: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-1658, CWE-200, CWE-284, CVSS 4.3, EPSS 0.01183

The Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 incorrectly relies on GetOrigin method calls for origin comparisons, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted extension.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade chromium	Aug 30, 2017	Apr 18, 2016
Debian	—	Upgrade chromium-browser	May 18, 2016	Apr 15, 2016
Freebsd	—	Upgrade chromium-pulseUpgrade chromiumUpgrade chromium-npapi	Dec 10, 2025	Apr 19, 2016
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade www-client/chromium.	Oct 30, 2017	Apr 18, 2016
Google Chrome	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome	Apr 25, 2016	Apr 13, 2016
Suse	—	Upgrade chromium	Apr 18, 2016	Apr 17, 2016
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade chromium-browser	Nov 19, 2024	Apr 18, 2016

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CVSS Details

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