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CVE-2018-16072

A missing origin check related to HLS manifests in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81...

6.5 MediumFix available

A missing origin check related to HLS manifests in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.78%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

A missing origin check related to HLS manifests in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.

Record
CVE-2018-16072
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-346
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A missing origin check related to HLS manifests in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.

Record
CVE-2018-16072
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7929 No score

A missing origin check related to HLS manifests in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.

Record
EUVD-2018-7929
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7fcg-2p4q-xrxx 6.5

A missing origin check related to HLS manifests in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81...

A missing origin check related to HLS manifests in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.

Record
GHSA-7fcg-2p4q-xrxx
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-346
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16072 6.5

A missing origin check related to HLS manifests in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16072
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
chromium-browser
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229
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49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.126857.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.127658.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.127758.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.127958.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.128159.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.128959.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.129160.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.129360.0.3112.113-0ubuntu0.16.04.129861.0.3163.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.130061.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.130662.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.130862.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.131362.0.3202.89-0ubuntu0.16.04.131562.0.3202.94-0ubuntu0.16.04.131763.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.16.04.163.0.3239.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.16.04.165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.268.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
oxide-qt
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.9.5-0ubuntu11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.21.11.3-0ubuntu31.11.4-0ubuntu1
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1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.20.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
 None known
chromium-browser
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions
61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.137862.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.138062.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.138662.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.138863.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1
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63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-16072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Chrome, published January 9, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.

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