Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1699
CVE-2016-1699
Description
WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/devtools.js in the Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not ensure that the remoteFrontendUrl parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL.
Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
10- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201nvd
- codereview.chromium.org/2010783002nvd
- crbug.com/607939nvd
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