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CVE-2018-6051 json

XSS Auditor in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119, did not ensure the reporting URL was in the same origin as the page it was on, which a…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-17814

cvss
4.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

XSS Auditor in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119, did not ensure the reporting URL was in the same origin as the page it was on, which allowed a remote attacker to obtain referrer details via a crafted HTML page.

Patch / fix

  • Google Chrome 64.0.3282.119
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6051

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  • chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 64.0.3282.119-1.el6_9

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0265

  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 93.0.4577.82-1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1
  • chromium Package Hub 12 SP2, Package Hub 12 64.0.3282.119-46.2
  • re2 Package Hub 12 SP2, Package Hub 12 20180101-5.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1openSUSE-SU-2018:0313-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-6051 updated cvss 4.3

chromium-browser: referrer leak in xss auditor

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 64.0.3282.119-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 64.0.3282.119-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 64.0.3282.119-1.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0265

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Exploit prediction

1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Google Chrome

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
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References

Sources

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