CVE-2018-16081 Information

Description

Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666 https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html https://crbug.com/666299 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.4