CVE-2018-16086 — Improper Authorization in Google Chrome

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Google Chrome
Timeline
PublishedJun 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chromeunspecified — 69.0.3497.81
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 69.0.3497.81

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-pf2m-6984-gfx7: Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 69↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2018-16086: Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 69↗2019-06-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Script injection in New Tab Page↗2018-09-04
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16086 chromium-browser: Script injection in New Tab Page↗2018-09-07
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