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Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1682 CSP bypass for ServiceWorker

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Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1682 CSP bypass for ServiceWorker

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
06/05/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/09/2016
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

The ServiceWorkerContainer::registerServiceWorkerImpl function in WebKit/Source/modules/serviceworkers/ServiceWorkerContainer.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, allows remote attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism via a ServiceWorker registration.

Solution(s)

  • google-chrome-upgrade-latest

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