CVE-2018-6179 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2018-6179 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 09/01/2019 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2018
Source: Chrome | Vendor: Google | Product: Chrome
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2018-6179 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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    Integrity Impact (I)*
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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: Insufficient policy enforcement
Source: Google

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).