CVE-2016-5164

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit/Source/platform/v8_inspector/V8Debugger.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem via a crafted web site, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 11, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5164: Medium severity, CVSS 6.1 | Vulnix