The Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome…
Priority LOW 28CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75, does not ignore a URL's path component in the case of a ServiceWorker fetch, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about visited web pages by reading CSP violation reports, related to FrameFetchContext.cpp and ResourceFetcher.cpp.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02124 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2016:0359 Released 2016-03-07 · Red Hat rating Importantchromium-browser security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-49.0.2623.75-1.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-49.0.2623.75-1.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-49.0.2623.75-1.el6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0359 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0359 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0359 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2845
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpvp-v7vw-rjmm
References
Advisory 1
Other 5
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1454003003/
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=591402
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=542060
- http://homakov.blogspot.com/2014/01/using-content-security-policy-for-evil.html
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
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- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2016-2845 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2845 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpvp-v7vw-rjmm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2845 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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