CVE-2018-6051 Cross-site scripting in Chrome

What is CVE-2018-6051?

CVE-2018-6051 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Sep 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

XSS Auditor in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119, did not ensure the reporting URL was in the same origin as the page it was on, which allowed a remote attacker to obtain referrer details via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6051?

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-2018-6051?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-6051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-mwmq-68qf-p3pw, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6051.