Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-1000559
qutebrowser version introduced in v0.11.0 (1179ee7a937fb31414d77d9970bac21095358449) contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in history command, qute://history page that can result in Via injected JavaScript code, a website can steal the user's browsing history. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a page with a specially crafted <title> attribute, and then open the qute://history site via the :history command. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in fixed in v1.3.3 (4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7, to be released today) and v1.4.0 (5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f, released later this week).
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1000559
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.09%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 38 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-1000559
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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[email protected] |
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6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-1000559
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-1000559
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https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f
Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7
Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/4011
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2018-1000559
- cpe:2.3:a:qutebrowser:qutebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*