Information disclosure in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-6109
readAsText() can indefinitely read the file picked by the user, rather than only once at the time the file is picked in File API in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to access data on the user file system without explicit consent via a crafted HTML page.
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: 0.014 (71.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- 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/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22 (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/710190
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917 (vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6109?
- CVE-2018-6109 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6109?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.