CVE-2018-18354 Command injection in Chrome
Remote attackers can launch external programs on Windows via crafted HTML pages due to insufficient protocol validation in Chrome's shell integration.
- 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-2018-18354?
CVE-2018-18354 is a high-severity command injection 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
Insufficient validate of external protocols in Shell Integration in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to launch external programs via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18354?
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-2018-18354?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-18354 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18354 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18354, GHSA-g5c2-53mv-qgrh, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18354.