Information disclosure in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-6045
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a remote attacker to potentially leak user local file data via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
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: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 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
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
- crbug.com/797497
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4103 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102797 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040282 (vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0265 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6045?
- CVE-2018-6045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6045?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.