PT-2016-2655
CVE-2016-1710
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Published
2016-07-20
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Updated
2025-09-29
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Google Chrome versions prior to 52.0.2743.82
Opera (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue concerns the ChromeClientImpl::createWindow method in WebKit/Source/web/ChromeClientImpl.cpp in Blink. This method does not prevent window creation by a deferred frame, allowing remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.
Recommendations
For Google Chrome versions prior to 52.0.2743.82, update to version 52.0.2743.82 or later to resolve the issue.
For Opera, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Exploit
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