CVE-2018-6178
Google Chrome Extension Security UI Bypass
Description
Eliding from the wrong side in an infobar in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to Hide Chrome Security UI via a crafted Chrome Extension.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 9, 2019, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6178
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-6178.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6178 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6178 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/823194 [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/823194 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-254 CWE-1021 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 16, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/823194 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/823194 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-254 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 68.0.3440.75 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6178 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6178
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.58 }} -0.06%
score
0.78164
percentile