Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-18346
Published: December 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16265
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18346
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to incorrect security UI in Blink when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and bypass security restrictions to conduct further attacks.
The weakness exists due to incorrect security UI in Blink when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and bypass security restrictions to conduct further attacks.
Affected software
Google Chrome
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Opensuse
Fedora
chromium-browser (Debian package)
chromium
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Opensuse
Fedora
chromium-browser (Debian package)
chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18346
Update to version 71.0.3578.80.
Google Chrome - update to 71.0.3578.80
chromium-browser (Debian package) - update to 71.0.3578.80-1~deb9u1
chromium - addressed in versions 71.0.3578.98-1.fc28, 71.0.3578.98-1.fc29
chromium-browser (Debian package) - update to 71.0.3578.80-1~deb9u1
chromium - addressed in versions 71.0.3578.98-1.fc28, 71.0.3578.98-1.fc29