CVE-2018-6176

Insufficient file type enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/666824

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:59

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html -
References	~~(MISC) https://crbug.com/666824 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://crbug.com/666824 -

Information

Published : 2019-06-27 17:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 17:08

NVD link : CVE-2018-6176

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6176

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-6176

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

chrome

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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