CVE-2020-16046 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Script injection in iOSWeb in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 84.0.4147.105 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Published: 2021-01-14

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Chrome

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 84.0.4147.105

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-8013	Script injection in iOSWeb in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 84.0.4147.105 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0076.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
https://crbug.com/1098606

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2021-01-14T20:55:23.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:37:53.365Z

Reserved: 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-16046

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-14T21:15:13.320

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:57:41.780

Link: CVE-2020-16046

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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