Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.81% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-CHROMIUMBROWSER-412517
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed25 Sept 2018

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-6051  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 chromium-browser to version 64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

XSS Auditor in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119, did not ensure the reporting URL was in the same origin as the page it was on, which allowed a remote attacker to obtain referrer details via a crafted HTML page.