CVE-2018-16064 (GCVE-0-2018-16064)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-06-27 16:13 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:10
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Summary
Insufficient data validation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Insufficient policy enforcement
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Chrome Affected: unspecified , < 68.0.3440.75 (custom)
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