CVE-2018-6110 Cross-site scripting in Chrome

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute scripts in Google Chrome by tricking users into opening local non-HTML files as HTML documents.

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-2018-6110?

CVE-2018-6110 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Jan 2019. 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

Parsing documents as HTML in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to cause Chrome to execute scripts via a local non-HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6110?

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-2018-6110?

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-2018-6110 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2782-hv4h-h26m, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6110.

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