Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-18349
Remote frame navigations was incorrectly permitted to local resources in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Published · last modified .
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:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- crbug.com/894399
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18349?
- CVE-2018-18349 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18349?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.