CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-6178

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

Description

Eliding from the wrong side in an infobar in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to Hide Chrome Security UI via a crafted Chrome Extension.

How to fix

Remediation Available

Google ChromeWindows application

Affected:68.0.3440.75Fixed in:68.0.3440.75Google LLC

Google Chrome (EXE)Windows application

Affected:68.0.3440.75Fixed in:68.0.3440.75Google LLC

Google Chrome BetaWindows application

Affected:68.0.3440.75Fixed in:68.0.3440.75Google LLC

Google Chrome Beta (EXE)Windows application

Affected:68.0.3440.75Fixed in:68.0.3440.75Google LLC

Google Chrome CanaryWindows application

Affected:68.0.3440.75Fixed in:68.0.3440.75Google LLC

Google Chrome DevWindows application

Affected:68.0.3440.75Fixed in:68.0.3440.75Google LLC

Google Chrome Dev (EXE)Windows application

Affected:68.0.3440.75Fixed in:68.0.3440.75Google LLC

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.92%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references6

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