Parity Browser 1.6.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin…
Priority LOW 32CWE-346Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-346.
Summary
Parity Browser 1.6.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information by requesting other websites via the Parity web proxy engine (reusing the current website's token, which is not bound to an origin).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05479 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:parity:browser:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.10 | Vulnerable | paritytech |
- cpe:2.3:a:parity:browser:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.10 Vulnerable ·paritytech
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18016
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f5w-x6vw-hmqm
References
Exploit 3
Sources
- CVE-2017-18016 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18016 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5f5w-x6vw-hmqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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