CVE-2018-6109

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGoogle Chrome
PublishedJan 9, 2019
First seenJan 9, 2019

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google chromev < 66.0.3359.11766.0.3359.117
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation6.0—

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