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CVE-2016-1711

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-07-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

WebKit/Source/core/loader/FrameLoader.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not disable frame navigation during a detach operation on a DocumentLoader object, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: through 51.0.2704.106

References

• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1
• https://codereview.chromium.org/2079473002
• https://crbug.com/617495

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