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CVE-2018-6152in critical feed

The implementation of the Page.downloadBehavior backend unconditionally marked downloaded files as safe, regardless of file type in Google…

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.6
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 71%
Public exploits
0
none known

The implementation of the Page.downloadBehavior backend unconditionally marked downloaded files as safe, regardless of file type in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page and user interaction.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.6CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Google Chrome

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Technology feeds
Google Chrome (RSS, critical only)

References

  • chromereleases.googleblog.com /2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • crbug.com /805445 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:2282 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201808-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4256 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/104887 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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