What is CVE-2018-6138?

CVE-2018-6138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-6138?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2018-6138

Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.62 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: 0.006 (46.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6138?: CVE-2018-6138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-6138?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.