What is CVE-2018-16064?

CVE-2018-16064 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-16064?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-16064 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2018-16064

Insufficient data validation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16064?: CVE-2018-16064 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-16064?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-16064 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.