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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-18016 · published 11 January 2018

CVE-2017-18016: Parity browser origin validation error vulnerability

Parity · Browser

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).

5.3 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 5.5% · top 7.5% CWE-346 · Origin validation error
5.3CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
5.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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).

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/10/1 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/paritytech/parity/commit/53609f703e2f1af76441344ac3b72811c726a215 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2017-18016 ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43499/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/10/1 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/paritytech/parity/commit/53609f703e2f1af76441344ac3b72811c726a215 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2017-18016 ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43499/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-18016), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.