Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to trigger installation of an unwanted extension via a crafted HTML page.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-6169 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (chromium-browser) | RHSA-2018:2282 | 2018-07-30 |
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