CVE-2018-16081

chromium-browser: Local file access in DevTools

Severity Score

7.4

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Permitir que la API chrome.debugger se ejecutase en las URL file:// en DevTools en Google Chrome, en versiones anteriores a la 69.0.3497.81, permitía que un atacante que hubiese convencido a un usuario para que instale una extensión maliciosa accediese a archivos en el sistema de archivos local sin permisos de acceso a archivos mediante una extensión de Chrome manipulada.

Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit. This update upgrades Chromium to version 69.0.3497.81. Issues addressed include buffer overflow, bypass, and out of bounds write vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-08-29 CVE Reserved
2018-09-09 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215	Vdb Entry
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html	X_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/666299	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16081	2018-09-10
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1625484	2018-09-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Chrome Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"				< 69.0.3497.81 Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " < 69.0.3497.81"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"		-		Affected