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CVE-2018-6179 json

Insufficient enforcement of file access permission in the activeTab case in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an at…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-17942

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Insufficient enforcement of file access permission in the activeTab case in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 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.

Patch / fix

  • Google Chrome 68.0.3440.75
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6179

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  • chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 68.0.3440.75-1.el6_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:2282

  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 93.0.4577.82-1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1

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

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-6179 updated cvss 4.3

chromium-browser: Local file information leak in Extensions

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 68.0.3440.75-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 68.0.3440.75-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 68.0.3440.75-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2282

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Exploit prediction

1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Sources

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