Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-18357
Published: December 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16270
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-2018-18357
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 insufficient policy enforcement in URL Formatter 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 insufficient policy enforcement in URL Formatter 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-2018-18357
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