CVE-2018-18353 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can confuse users about the origin of HTTP authentication dialogs on Android Chrome by failing to dismiss them during navigation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-18353?
CVE-2018-18353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Failure to dismiss http auth dialogs on navigation in Network Authentication in Google Chrome on Android prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to confuse the user about the origin of an auto dialog via a crafted HTML page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18353?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18353?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-18353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18353, GHSA-rxwh-wq59-wv5r, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18353.