CVE-2018-6140

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
Allowing the chrome.debugger API to attach to Web UI pages in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-6140
  • Assigner
  • cve-coordination@google.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2019-01-09T19:29:09
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-01-16T14:39:44
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 67.0.3396.62
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:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://crbug.com/798222 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_58.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4237 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1815 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041014 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104309 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6140
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6140
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:00:29 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 16:09:31 security@google.com cve-coordination@google.com CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-03 16:09:31 2019-01-09T19:29Z 2019-01-09T19:29:09 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 16:09:31 2019-01-16T14:39:44 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 16:09:31 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated