CVE-2018-6109

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
readAsText() can indefinitely read the file picked by the user, rather than only once at the time the file is picked in File API in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to access data on the user file system without explicit consent via a crafted HTML page.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-6109
  • Assigner
  • cve-coordination@google.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2019-01-09T19:29:08
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-01-30T17:02:22
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 66.0.3359.117
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 6.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://crbug.com/710190 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6109
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6109
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:59:51 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 16:08:41 security@google.com cve-coordination@google.com CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-03 16:08:41 2019-01-09T19:29Z 2019-01-09T19:29:08 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 16:08:41 2019-01-30T17:02:22 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 16:08:41 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated