CVE-2018-17459
Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92...
Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2018-17459- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2018-17459- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9212 No score
Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9212- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r6p-866f-p6hf
Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92...
Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
GHSA-5r6p-866f-p6hf- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2018:2818
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2018:2818- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17459
Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17459- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserDebian:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 69.0.3497.92-1~deb9u1, plus listed versions 59.0.3071.104-159.0.3071.86-160.0.3112.72-160.0.3112.78-160.0.3112.78-1~deb9u1 Show 45 moreShow less61.0.3163.100-161.0.3163.100-1~deb9u161.0.3163.100-262.0.3202.75-162.0.3202.75-1~deb9u162.0.3202.89-162.0.3202.89-1~deb9u163.0.3239.30-163.0.3239.40-163.0.3239.84-163.0.3239.84-1~deb9u164.0.3282.119-164.0.3282.119-1~deb9u164.0.3282.119-265.0.3325.146-165.0.3325.146-265.0.3325.146-365.0.3325.146-465.0.3325.73-165.0.3325.74-166.0.3359.117-166.0.3359.117-1~deb9u166.0.3359.139-166.0.3359.181-166.0.3359.22-166.0.3359.22-266.0.3359.22-366.0.3359.26-166.0.3359.26-267.0.3396.48-167.0.3396.56-167.0.3396.57-167.0.3396.62-167.0.3396.62-267.0.3396.79-167.0.3396.79-267.0.3396.87-167.0.3396.87-1~deb9u168.0.3440.17-168.0.3440.25-168.0.3440.33-168.0.3440.42-168.0.3440.7-168.0.3440.75-168.0.3440.75-1~deb9u1 |
69.0.3497.92-1~deb9u1 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:69.0.3497.100-1.el6_10 | 0:69.0.3497.100-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:69.0.3497.100-1.el6_10 | 0:69.0.3497.100-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 Show 35 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.126857.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.127658.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.127758.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.127958.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.128159.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.128959.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.129160.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.129360.0.3112.113-0ubuntu0.16.04.129861.0.3163.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.130061.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.130662.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.130862.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.131362.0.3202.89-0ubuntu0.16.04.131562.0.3202.94-0ubuntu0.16.04.131763.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.16.04.163.0.3239.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.16.04.165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.268.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.16.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.5-0ubuntu11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.21.11.3-0ubuntu31.11.4-0ubuntu1 Show 17 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.20.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
None known |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.137862.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.138062.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.138662.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.138863.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1 Show 12 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17459 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Chrome, published September 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.
References
crbug.com/880759
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2818
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17459
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5r6p-866f-p6hf
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1628078
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2018/rhsa-2018_2818.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17458
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17459
Left out here: 6 versions. The JSON record has them.