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Google Chrome < 67.0.3396.79 Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 275874

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 67.0.3396.79. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2018_06_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

 - Incorrect implementation in Content Security Policy in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.79 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2018-6148)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome version 67.0.3396.79 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4e9dbd17

https://crbug.com/845961

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 275874

File Name: google_chrome_67_0_3396_79.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/20/2025

Updated: 11/20/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6148

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Google Chrome

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/31/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6148

IAVA: 2018-A-0167-S