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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-6109

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…

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.41%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.41% probability · 71th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
google/chrome · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.