Google Chrome < 70.0.3538.35 Extensions Security Updates - Windows
🗓️ 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType
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| thehackernews | www.thehackernews.com/2018/10/google-chrome-extensions-security.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:google:chrome";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.814067");
script_version("2024-02-26T05:06:11+0000");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-26 05:06:11 +0000 (Mon, 26 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-10-03 17:36:31 +0530 (Wed, 03 Oct 2018)");
script_name("Google Chrome < 70.0.3538.35 Extensions Security Updates - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Google Chrome extensions is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:
- If an extension asks for permission to read, write, and change data on all
websites, there is no option available using which users can explicitly
blacklist or white list a specific set of websites.
- Code Obfuscation for Chrome Extensions.
- Missing 2-Step Verification on Chrome Web Store accounts.
- Absence of more in-depth review of extensions that ask for 'powerful permissions'.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers
to automatically read and change data on websites using extensions, inject
malicious code, conduct phishing attack and bypass security restrictions.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Google Chrome version prior to 70.0.3538.35
on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Google Chrome version 70.0.3538.35
or later. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://thehackernews.com/2018/10/google-chrome-extensions-security.html");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_google_chrome_detect_portable_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("GoogleChrome/Win/Ver");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if(version_is_less(version:version, test_version:"70.0.3538.35")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:version, fixed_version:"70.0.3538.35", install_path:location);
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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