CVE-2018-16081
published 2019-01-09CVE-2018-16081: Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install…
PriorityP337high7.4CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCHINAN
EPSS
1.06%
61.2th percentile
Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 69.0.3497.81 | 69.0.3497.81 | |
| chrome | >= unspecified < 69.0.3497.81 | 69.0.3497.81 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.4HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv7.4HIGH
vendor_redhat7.4HIGH
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Local file access in DevTools
vendor_redhat·2018-09-04·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2018-16081 [HIGH] chromium-browser: Local file access in DevTools
chromium-browser: Local file access in DevTools
Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.
GHSA
GHSA-h5rc-j9f7-wmr8: Allowing the chrome
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-16081 [HIGH] CWE-862 GHSA-h5rc-j9f7-wmr8: Allowing the chrome
Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.
OSV
CVE-2018-16081: Allowing the chrome
osv·2019-01-09·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2018-16081 [HIGH] CVE-2018-16081: Allowing the chrome
Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlhttps://crbug.com/666299https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlhttps://crbug.com/666299https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
2019-01-09
Published