Vulnerability CVE-2018-6109: Information

Description

readAsText() can indefinitely read the file picked by the user, rather than only once at the time the file is picked in File API in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to access data on the user file system without explicit consent via a crafted HTML page.

Severity: MEDIUM (6.5) Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Published: Jan. 9, 2019
Modified: Nov. 7, 2023
Error type identifier: CWE-200

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End excliding
      66.0.3359.117

      Configuration 2

      cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Configuration 3

      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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*