FKIE_CVE-2018-6179
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-01-09 19:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:01
Severity
Summary
Insufficient enforcement of file access permission in the activeTab case in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system via a crafted Chrome Extension.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | * | ||
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 |
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