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CVE-2016-5173

The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not properly restrict access to Object.prototype, which allows remote…

High7.1EPSS 1.0%
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Updated
Reserved
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Chrome

Description

The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not properly restrict access to Object.prototype, which allows remote attackers to load unintended resources, and consequently trigger unintended JavaScript function calls and bypass the Same Origin Policy via an indirect interception attack.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-5173, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.

Weakness

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