{"cve":"CVE-2016-1640","nvd":{"published":"2016-03-06T02:59:11.070","modified":"2026-06-17T00:42:19.133","status":"Modified","description":"The Web Store inline-installer implementation in the Extensions UI in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not block installations upon deletion of an installation frame, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into believing that an installation request originated from the user's next navigation target via a crafted web site.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","score":4.3},"cwes":["CWE-17"],"references":["http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html"],"products":["google:chrome"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-1640","score":0.01121,"percentile":0.66201,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}