CVE-2018-6070 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Content Security Policy in Chrome WebUI pages by using a malicious extension, requiring user installation.

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-2018-6070?

CVE-2018-6070 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Nov 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

Lack of CSP enforcement on WebUI pages in Bink in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass content security policy via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6070?

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-2018-6070?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-6070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c52j-5mh4-h7mf, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6070.

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